as in dissection
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 autopsy
The toddler showed no obvious signs of trauma when he was discovered, police said, and the city medical examiner is conducting additional testing after an initial autopsy was inconclusive.
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Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
The Hamilton County Coroner's Office is performing an autopsy to learn more.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Jan. 2026
An autopsy is scheduled for Thursday.
—William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
An autopsy is scheduled for a later date.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2026
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Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
The Hamilton County Coroner's Office is performing an autopsy to learn more.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Jan. 2026
An autopsy is scheduled for Thursday.
—William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
An autopsy is scheduled for a later date.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for autopsy
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The Chargers lost to the New England Patriots, 16-3, and any dissection of this performance must start with that point total.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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That’s all changed, with the model getting candid about plastic surgery rumors, beauty treatments, and social media’s dissection of her looks.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2026
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Season four also starred Lennie James (read THR‘s spoiler finale postmortem with James), Laura Benanti, Hugh Dillon, Taylor Handley, Tobi Bamtefa, Derek Webster, Hamish Allan-Headley and Nishi Munshi.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Jan. 2026
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This analysis was then repeated by journalists like Jonathan Rauch, who appreciatively cited Sides’s postmortem in an article published by the Brookings Institution.—
Jason Blakely,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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The canine was transported to UConn Pathobiology and Veterinary Science in Storrs for a necropsy that was fully funded by Desmond’s Army Animal Law Advocates to give animal control a better idea of a time frame and cause of death.—
Kellie Love,
Hartford Courant,
13 Jan. 2026
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The team stabilized the carcass before carefully removing it from the vessel and transporting it to a secure location, where experts plan to conduct a necropsy to determine the exact cause of death and confirm the species.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Autopsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autopsy. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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