carrions

Definition of carrionsnext
plural of carrion

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Noun
  • And within that galaxy, not only will stars live-and-die, and not only will star-formation cease once all of the gas has been consumed, but gravitational interactions will eject most of those stellar corpses, as well as the planet remnants that orbit them.
    Big Think, Big Think, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Across Arizona’s Sky Islands, home to many black bears, valleys and hillslopes are dotted with the rusty corpses of Emory oak, alligator juniper and manzanitas.
    Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Rafts of fish carcasses collected, and tourism ceased in those areas.
    Michael Adno, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The carcasses were properly disinfected, photographed and discarded to prevent any further use, Livestock Development Department Director-General Somchuan Rattanamangklanan said at the news conference.
    Wasamon Audjarint, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Yet, through careful restoration, elements like Pabst’s bar and other relics have been preserved and restored to showcase the rich history of this tie to Wisconsin’s past.
    Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The Artifact Exhibition has introduced an add-on VR activity to its walk-through display with relics and reproductions tied to the ship that famously sank in 1912.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Carrions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carrions. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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