Thesaurus results for CARCASS

carcass

noun

ˈkär-kəs

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as in corpse

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

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Recent Examples of carcass Before the carcass reached its destination, the whale exploded on a busy street, covering the surrounding area in decomposing material. —

Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026 Despite the mothballed plant's handsome brick exterior, inside it's filled with rattling pipes, hazard signs and cockroach carcasses. —

Ishan Thakore, NPR, 20 May 2026 Martin acknowledged piling bison carcasses in a gulley for erosion control. —

Logan Smith, CBS News, 18 May 2026 Its carcass has been discovered by a group of hunters led by Sung-ki (Zo In-Sung), who is Bum-seok’s second cousin. —

Jessica Kiang, Variety, 17 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for carcass

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corpse

Noun

The Mars graveyard just welcomed another corpse.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 4 June 2026
Leonard previously pleaded guilty to abandonment of a corpse for dumping the boy’s body in Bates County, Missouri, and was sentenced to four years, though the new case records have not been made available on the Kansas Judicial Branch public database.

— Ian Cummings, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026