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Recent Examples of carrion
The carrion odor of a voodoo lily is meant to attract pollinating flies and beetles.
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Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
Bald eagles eat carrion and are notorious for robbing osprey of their catches, the Smithsonian said.
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Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
26 Mar. 2026
Crustaceans are nibblers of plants, scavengers of carrion, and parasites of larger animals.
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Andrew Coletti,
Popular Science,
12 Mar. 2026
Skunks occasionally eat garbage and carrion.
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Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for carrion
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
Bald eagles eat carrion and are notorious for robbing osprey of their catches, the Smithsonian said.
—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
26 Mar. 2026
Crustaceans are nibblers of plants, scavengers of carrion, and parasites of larger animals.
—
Andrew Coletti,
Popular Science,
12 Mar. 2026
Skunks occasionally eat garbage and carrion.
—
Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for carrion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carrion
Noun
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Its carcass washed up not far from a coastal trail, drawing onlookers.
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As the carcass drifts on the surface, it is pushed by ocean currents and scavenged by sharks before the gases dissipate.
Noun
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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.
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One concern of mine was corpses.
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“Carrion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carrion. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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