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Recent Examples of body bag
On Thursday afternoon, staffers from the city’s medical examiner’s office were seen wheeling out one of the victims in a black body bag.
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Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
Placed inside a body bag, he was brought to his pregnant wife’s doorstep.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
The body has been partially removed from a black body bag placed on dirt.
—Marin Scott, NBC news, 14 Jan. 2026
The key to packing light is zero redundancy, so having a wallet that fit my passport and could double as a cross-body bag was perfect.
—Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
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Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
Placed inside a body bag, he was brought to his pregnant wife’s doorstep.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
The body has been partially removed from a black body bag placed on dirt.
—Marin Scott, NBC news, 14 Jan. 2026
The key to packing light is zero redundancy, so having a wallet that fit my passport and could double as a cross-body bag was perfect.
—Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for body bag
Noun
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The nail in the coffin was the Pre-Raphaelites.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Plantenders Nursery, a wholesale seller of plants in Silverado, is considering hiking its delivery fees for landscapers and contractors to $70 from $50 — but may opt to throw in the towel as the higher fuel costs are the final nail in the coffin for his rustic nursery.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But standing intact is a familiar sarcophagus, which should never have been moved.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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Cronin takes the legend of the mummy out of its sarcophagus by removing it from Egypt and throwing it into a domestic American home.—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Some hugged and sobbed by her casket.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Apr. 2026
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In one jaw-dropping sequence, a dead body falls out of a casket during a wake, only for another character to lick up the fluid that pours out.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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My great-grandparents buried her in a shoe-box.—
Jesmyn Ward,
Vanity Fair,
21 Apr. 2026
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What follows is a zigzag through Parisian streets as Amélie seeks out the wonder of an old metal box that reveals itself behind her apartment wall, with the initial help of her reclusive neighbour, Raymond Dufayel and a newfound commitment to performing good deeds.—
Connor Sturges,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In Pakistan, she was greeted by President Mohammad Ayub Khan, laid a wreath at the tomb of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the nation’s founder, and attended a state dinner in Islamabad, the nation’s capital.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Since its founding in 1838, Green-Wood Cemetery’s permanent residents have lain among the hills of Brooklyn, their tranquility guarded by elaborate statuary, venerable trees, and sumptuous tombs.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Frazier also led the way for the Gators in beam and vault.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The facility recently made headlines when director Baz Luhrmann tracked down rare, unseen Elvis Presley concert footage stored in the vault.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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While lying in state, the coffin was placed not on an elevated bier, but facing the pews.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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Inside the 16th-century basilica, his casket won't be put on an elevated bier—as was the case with past popes—but will just be placed on the main alta, simply facing the pews.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Body bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/body%20bag. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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