carrions

plural of carrion

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carrions
Noun
  • Most historians believe Gunness would first poison her suitors, then finish them with an ax or by bludgeoning — afterward dismembering the corpses and burying what remained.
    Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Eight corpses were on the floor of kitchen dry storage.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Do not even think of bringing home any carcasses.
    Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Deer carcasses and parts should go directly to a landfill or be disposed of through your regular bagged trash pickup.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • It was born with the same temperature everywhere, it was born spatially flat, and it was born in such a way that those non-existent high-energy relics were forbidden.
    Big Think, Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Edge grew up surrounded by Civil War folklore and relics.
    NPR, NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Carrions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carrions. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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