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

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Recent Examples of carcass The infected bat’s carcass was frozen and then sent to the California Department of Public Health. Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025 The capacity refers to how many fly carcasses the trap can hold. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025 Poultry carcasses are immersed in cold water with a dilution of peroxyacetic acid. Will Stone, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025 At least one dead raccoon from Monte Vista and two raccoon carcasses from Alamosa tested positive for the deadly, contagious disease, the state agency said in a news release. Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for carcass
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corpse
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  • Look down and see the five little roach corpses and six live roaches on the ground in the bar and the other three on the ground in kitchen storage.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025
  • Every morning, prisoners lined up for inspection alongside the corpses of those who had died in the night heaped in a pile next to them.
    Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025

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“Carcass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carcass. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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