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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carrions
Noun
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When the mouths of wolves fall open, a script of corpses march.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026 -
His family spent an agonizing week searching through morgues, hospitals and detention facilities before finally identifying his body among piles of corpses, also shown in the viral footage.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Notably, a 2025 study published in Nature Communications observed that baleen whale migration (including gray whales) facilitates the transportation of essential nutrients — from their placenta, carcasses and even their urea — between polar feeding grounds and tropical breeding areas.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Besides being in the right environment, the carcasses also have to avoid becoming a snack for hungry scavengers like birds and hyenas.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The historic downtown is full of antique mining relics and quirky businesses.—
Jen Murphy,
Outside,
7 Jan. 2026
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The square Edelman and fellow students dug in, after determining the spot might yield interesting relics, did produce tiles, pieces of ceramic and more.—
Helen I. Bennett,
Hartford Courant,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Carrions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carrions. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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