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Recent Examples of carrion
Skunks occasionally eat garbage and carrion.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
Condors vanished from the state’s North Coast after the arrival of European settlers, who killed other animals with lead bullets and strychnine — poisoning the raptors that feed on carrion.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
And as members of the crowded slate jockey for money and support, many are casting Johnson as political carrion.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
The small white plane circled — the stadium, the team, the season — like a vulture circling carrion.
—Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
Condors vanished from the state’s North Coast after the arrival of European settlers, who killed other animals with lead bullets and strychnine — poisoning the raptors that feed on carrion.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
And as members of the crowded slate jockey for money and support, many are casting Johnson as political carrion.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
The small white plane circled — the stadium, the team, the season — like a vulture circling carrion.
—Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carrion
Noun
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Before then, shark researchers knew dusky sharks were scavengers because whale carcasses had been found in their stomachs.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
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One senior executive received both a bloody pig carcass and photos of his family’s beach house in the mail.—
Isaac Butler,
New Yorker,
30 May 2026
Noun
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When the coffin was finally uncovered, the two women found Nate's corpse.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The funerals often last multiple days and rituals can involve washing the body and sitting with or sleeping beside the corpse.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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“Carrion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carrion. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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