1
: a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
2
: a collection of reference works and files of reference material in a newspaper or news periodical office
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Soldier Field felt like a morgue that night.
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Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 6 May 2026
At the morgue, the babies were brought in with their diapers and blankets and with their hospital ID bracelets still wrapped around their tiny ankles.
—Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
For the families, the horror shifted from the ruins of the school to the cold tiles of the morgue.
—Zohreh Saberi, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Police said five of the adults had toe tags, such as those found in morgues, and that a man's and a woman's body has signs of an autopsy.
—ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
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Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 6 May 2026
At the morgue, the babies were brought in with their diapers and blankets and with their hospital ID bracelets still wrapped around their tiny ankles.
—Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
For the families, the horror shifted from the ruins of the school to the cold tiles of the morgue.
—Zohreh Saberi, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Police said five of the adults had toe tags, such as those found in morgues, and that a man's and a woman's body has signs of an autopsy.
—ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for morgue
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“Morgue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/morgue. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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morgue
noun1
: a place where the bodies of the dead are kept temporarily until they are identified or released for burial
2
: a department of a newspaper where reference material is filed
Medical Definition
morgue
noun
: a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
Legal Definition
morgue
noun
: a place where the bodies of persons found dead are kept until identified and claimed by relatives or released for burial or autopsy
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