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Recent Examples of carrion
Their eyesight is exceptionally keen, capable of spotting small prey or carrion from high in the air.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
And the decline is disproportionately higher for apex scavengers – larger animals that primarily eat carrion, or decaying animal remains.
—New Atlas, 22 June 2025
Large species and those that rely on carrion for survival tend to be imperiled, while smaller species and those that scavenge occasionally are thriving.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2025
For example, flies feed on carrion, and plants in the genus Stapelia bloom accompanied by the stench of rotten meat.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
And the decline is disproportionately higher for apex scavengers – larger animals that primarily eat carrion, or decaying animal remains.
—New Atlas, 22 June 2025
Large species and those that rely on carrion for survival tend to be imperiled, while smaller species and those that scavenge occasionally are thriving.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2025
For example, flies feed on carrion, and plants in the genus Stapelia bloom accompanied by the stench of rotten meat.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carrion
Noun
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Jamieson expects other Antarctic sharks live at the same depth, feeding on the carcasses of whales, giant squids and other marine creatures that die and sink to the bottom.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Next to it, an 11-foot-tall video screen displays recently shot footage of the elder dire wolves, Romulus and Remus, which are now nearly 16 months old and recently got to dine on their first deer carcass.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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That same day, Maxwell Anderson was charged with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilation of a corpse, and arson.—
Lauren A. White,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Behold his corpse presented in front of two enormous piles of bottles, as green and resplendent as Christmas trees.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Carrion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carrion. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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