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Recent Examples of cadavers
More than a dozen city, county and state agencies worked together, deploying drones, using dummies as cadavers, and taking on the roles of victims, triage and others to make the drill as realistic as possible.
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Mark Prussin, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
According to the Times coverage of the incident and subsequent lawsuit, the scenes shown in the classroom included autopsies, decaying cadavers and live animals being butchered, mutilated and tortured.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
The series doesn’t shyaway from the gory intricacies of death, including decaying cadavers and the detailed autopsies Kay performs.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
Jobs more closely tied to Neuralink’s brain interfaces include an operating room specialist and a neurosurgeon resident to carry out experimental brain-computer interface procedures using human cadavers or large animal subjects.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
The human remains found on a University of Oklahoma construction site are believed to be cadavers from the early 1900s, according to a new statement from university officials.
—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 26 Feb. 2026
Currently, students practicing complex surgeries rely on cadavers, which are expensive, difficult to source, and ethically complex.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
More than 300 students would pack this theater to watch professors dissect human cadavers – mostly bodies of criminals from another town.
—Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
The team approached the problem by taking samples of organs from cadavers and dissolving them, removing presumably normal tissue and leaving behind a residue of what might be plastic.
—F.d. Flam, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025
Mark Prussin, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
According to the Times coverage of the incident and subsequent lawsuit, the scenes shown in the classroom included autopsies, decaying cadavers and live animals being butchered, mutilated and tortured.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
The series doesn’t shyaway from the gory intricacies of death, including decaying cadavers and the detailed autopsies Kay performs.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
Jobs more closely tied to Neuralink’s brain interfaces include an operating room specialist and a neurosurgeon resident to carry out experimental brain-computer interface procedures using human cadavers or large animal subjects.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
The human remains found on a University of Oklahoma construction site are believed to be cadavers from the early 1900s, according to a new statement from university officials.
—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 26 Feb. 2026
Currently, students practicing complex surgeries rely on cadavers, which are expensive, difficult to source, and ethically complex.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
More than 300 students would pack this theater to watch professors dissect human cadavers – mostly bodies of criminals from another town.
—Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
The team approached the problem by taking samples of organs from cadavers and dissolving them, removing presumably normal tissue and leaving behind a residue of what might be plastic.
—F.d. Flam, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cadavers
Noun
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On the Halloween after the crash, Shirilla and her friends dressed as corpses.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
28 May 2026
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One union was sealed by Satanic rite, alongside a pit of corpses.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Wild animal carcasses have also been found in contaminated rivers and creeks.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Investigators claim Maguire frequently used a crossbow to shoot the animals from his vehicle before removing only the heads and leaving the carcasses behind.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
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“Cadavers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadavers. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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