carrions

noun

plural of carrion
as in corpses
the flesh of dead animals Vultures live chiefly on carrion.

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  1. corpses
  2. carcasses
  3. relics
Noun
  • The village’s daily rhythms are ordered by the passing trains—until a train arrives from Pakistan loaded with the corpses of Sikh refugees, and the community is made to cremate the dead.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
  • Of course, corpses don’t really look like Madeline did, after she’d been made up.
    — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
Definition of corpses
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  • Two of them were killed, and their carcasses were abandoned and left to waste.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Aug. 2026
  • At least one of the alligators was shot with a crossbow bolt, indicating intentional targeting, and the carcasses of the two alligators that died were abandoned and left to waste, TPWD said.
    — Doug Myers, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of carcasses
Noun
  • Things like trumpets cracking, lights failing, and the BBC presenter’s original record of the broadcast breaking – all remind us of the fragility of relics, said Finn.
    — Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Louisiana officials agree they’re no longer needed and describe them as relics of a time when Black students were forbidden from attending some schools.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of relics
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