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 The whale carcasses are home to a large community of jellyfish, brittle stars, bone-boring worms, and bivalves. —

Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 June 2026 In these cases, the whale bones managed to fossilize before scavengers and microbes could demolish the massive carcasses. —

Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 10 June 2026 Feeding and living on the carcasses were myriad creatures, large and small, including sea cucumbers, squat lobsters and saltwater clams. —

ABC News, 10 June 2026 Hides, carcasses, and parts of any animal that can serve as a host for NWS must be inspected and treated as deemed necessary by a TAHC representative prior to removal from the quarantine area. —

Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for carcass

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corpse

Noun

The family project is interrupted by the appearance of a corpse – that of an annoying neighbor (played by John Carroll Lynch) with a habit of buzzing his woodchipper in the middle of the family’s filmmaking efforts.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 June 2026
One concern of mine was corpses.

— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 16 June 2026