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

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Recent Examples of carcass To heel-hang a carcass, cut a gambrel stick, sharpen its ends, and push it through cuts made in the hock skin between the big tendon and the bone. Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025 However, officials said the officer did not find any bear carcasses or evidence of poaching. Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025 During the tour, the group came across not just a whale carcass, but also a great white shark who'd made a rare excursion to the surface to feed on it. Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025 Their decaying carcasses led to the rapid deterioration of water quality and an explosion of harmful bacteria, researchers said. Lauren Liebhaber september 5, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for carcass
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corpse
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  • Alongside using the corpses to create furniture for his house, Ed also began constructing a skin suit of a woman made from human remains of at least 15 women, per A&E.
    Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Ed Gein, who became infamous for crimes committed in rural Plainfield, Wisconsin, admitted to the killing of two women and stealing corpses from graves.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025

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“Carcass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carcass. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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