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Recent Examples of carcass
The carcasses would cover the ground as a tempting snack for my two golden retrievers.
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Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Dec. 2025
For example, after killing an adult ungulate, many large predators leave some of the carcass behind, which can be an important source of food for scavengers.
—Alex Jensen, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
Researchers studying the carcasses of bats in a cave system were astonished to find evidence that common rats have developed a method of catching and eating bats mid-flight—something previously unknown to science.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 17 Dec. 2025
One way to check the age of a deer body is to look at its eyes — a clearer, rounder eye indicates a deer carcass is fresher, Thayer said.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025
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Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Dec. 2025
For example, after killing an adult ungulate, many large predators leave some of the carcass behind, which can be an important source of food for scavengers.
—Alex Jensen, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
Researchers studying the carcasses of bats in a cave system were astonished to find evidence that common rats have developed a method of catching and eating bats mid-flight—something previously unknown to science.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 17 Dec. 2025
One way to check the age of a deer body is to look at its eyes — a clearer, rounder eye indicates a deer carcass is fresher, Thayer said.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carcass
corpse
Noun
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Israel wiped out entire cities with nothing left but an abundance of rubble mixed with thousands of corpses stuck underneath.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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And now one of those corpses could soon be Evelyn’s.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Carcass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carcass. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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