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Recent Examples of carcasses
This is illustrated by Oscar’s daily shooting of wild animals whose carcasses are abandoned, left to rot.
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Oline Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2026
The local carcasses may simply be a run-of-the-mill lobster molt.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026
The carcasses would cover the ground as a tempting snack for my two golden retrievers.
—Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 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
Thayer noted some deer carcasses can be so significantly damaged by collisions, the meat could be too bruised or contain bone fragments.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Animal carcasses are scattered among the debris.
—CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
While previous studies have documented the traces of ancient DNA from carcasses like Yuka, fragments of ancient RNA remained elusive.
—Jay Kakade
december 03, New Atlas, 3 Dec. 2025
Sereno proposes that the creatures’ carcasses were first desiccated in a drought before suddenly being engulfed by sediment—likely brought on by a flood.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
Oline Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2026
The local carcasses may simply be a run-of-the-mill lobster molt.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026
The carcasses would cover the ground as a tempting snack for my two golden retrievers.
—Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 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
Thayer noted some deer carcasses can be so significantly damaged by collisions, the meat could be too bruised or contain bone fragments.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Animal carcasses are scattered among the debris.
—CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
While previous studies have documented the traces of ancient DNA from carcasses like Yuka, fragments of ancient RNA remained elusive.
—Jay Kakade
december 03, New Atlas, 3 Dec. 2025
Sereno proposes that the creatures’ carcasses were first desiccated in a drought before suddenly being engulfed by sediment—likely brought on by a flood.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carcasses
corpses
Noun
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The cemetery has been thrust into the spotlight after a Lancaster County man was accused of harvesting sets of human remains in the middle of the night, hoarding skulls, bones, and corpses, and then offering some of them for sale on his social media accounts.—
Joe Holden,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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The limited number of videos that have emerged show hundreds of corpses strewn across the floors of hospitals and morgues.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Carcasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carcasses. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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