as in dissections
examination of a dead body especially to find out the cause of death
the autopsy revealed an advanced stage of cancer
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Recent Examples of autopsies
Toxicology reports, expected to be performed with autopsies, were not expected to known for several weeks.
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Reeti Malhotra
may 23, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2026
Shareef said the identities of the two recovered divers are pending autopsies.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 19 May 2026
What the babies endured The autopsies described, often in painstaking detail, what the babies endured.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 18 May 2026
During a November news conference announcing the breakthrough, Rusk County District Attorney Micheal Jimerson said the investigation was derailed early on by a mistaken interpretation of evidence recovered during autopsies, according to the Longview News-Journal.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
On Monday, autopsies were performed, the Coroner’s Office said, with preliminary findings indicating that all three individuals had injuries consistent with a motor vehicle collision.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ultimately confirmed the illnesses as hantavirus based on antibody testing and autopsies.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 12 May 2026
The Ada County Coroner’s Office performs autopsies and investigates deaths from violence and those that occurred under suspicious circumstances, among others.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2026
The autopsies of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner have not yet been completed, stalling the criminal case against their son Nick, who is charged in the couple’s grisly December 2025 deaths.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
Reeti Malhotra
may 23, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2026
Shareef said the identities of the two recovered divers are pending autopsies.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 19 May 2026
What the babies endured The autopsies described, often in painstaking detail, what the babies endured.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 18 May 2026
During a November news conference announcing the breakthrough, Rusk County District Attorney Micheal Jimerson said the investigation was derailed early on by a mistaken interpretation of evidence recovered during autopsies, according to the Longview News-Journal.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
On Monday, autopsies were performed, the Coroner’s Office said, with preliminary findings indicating that all three individuals had injuries consistent with a motor vehicle collision.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ultimately confirmed the illnesses as hantavirus based on antibody testing and autopsies.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 12 May 2026
The Ada County Coroner’s Office performs autopsies and investigates deaths from violence and those that occurred under suspicious circumstances, among others.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2026
The autopsies of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner have not yet been completed, stalling the criminal case against their son Nick, who is charged in the couple’s grisly December 2025 deaths.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for autopsies
Noun
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After a casino owner turned TV star first became President of the United States, media networks further beefed up their political coverage by treating it like entertainment, amplifying juicy play-by-plays over granular dissections of policy.—
Paula Mejía,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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My father founded private hospitals south of Johannesburg, and my mother lectured anatomy, presiding over dissections and preparing meat dishes at home with the same attentive care — removing sinew and fat with a dedicated set of kitchen scalpels.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Of 50 cormorants submitted to the lab for necropsies from May 2025 to April 2026, 46 were juvenile, one was an adult and the rest were in a condition too poor to determine.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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The necropsies also revealed pneumonia and infections from a broad array of pathogens.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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“Autopsies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autopsies. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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