as in corpse
a dead body the carcass of a squirrel that had been run over

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Recent Examples of carcass Rescue teams and authorities are trying to dispose of animal carcasses quickly so as to minimise the risk of contamination to water resources, a U.N. official said on Monday. Mohammad Yunus Yawar, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025 Once, a meat processor asked about plugs to keep entrails from sheep carcasses from spilling onto production lines. Jia H. Jung, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025 The sour stench of the carcasses was a vulgarity almost too great to bear. Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025 Because Tibetan antelopes can’t be domesticated, poachers often kill them, extract the fur, and leave the carcasses behind. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for carcass
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corpse
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  • She is charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, and concealing the birth of an infant, the Lexington Police Department said in a news release.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The scene in which Mary Ellen walks through a maze of corpses only to find one of herself?
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Carcass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carcass. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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