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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carrions
Noun
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Living corpses returning from war.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Apr. 2026 -
Organized crime exercises de facto control over vast swaths of the country, where the discovery of clandestine graves is commonplace, and thousands of corpses remain unidentified in morgues and public cemeteries.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The bear sprawled across one of the carcasses, watching the wolves leave.—
Frank Glaser,
Outdoor Life,
1 Apr. 2026
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From the decaying carcasses, a new swarm of bees springs forth, marking the success of the sacrifice.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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These are not the polished relics of admirals and officers but the everyday possessions of working men who fought and died aboard a burning warship.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2026
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The sculpture has spent decades inside one of around 16,000 unopened storage containers alongside other rare, uncatalogued relics.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Carrions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carrions. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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