coroner

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Recent Examples of coroner The man, whose identity has not yet been released by the county coroner’s office, was believed to be in his 50s, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026 The drug abuse occurred prior to Ramirez’s imprisonment (more than two decades earlier) and was likely the cause of his hepatitis C infection, the Marin County assistant chief deputy coroner told USA Today. Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026 He and the helicopter’s pilot had been killed, the county coroner would confirm. Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 6 June 2026 The late actor costars as Milt Briggs, the county coroner who helps Daniels' doctor figure out what's killing the locals. Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for coroner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coroner
Noun
  • At the time, a pathologist from the medical examiner's office in Washington's King County determined the remains likely belonged to a man between the ages of 30 and 50, who had died at least six months and up to two years earlier.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 June 2026
  • Forensic pathologist Shaku Teas, who reviewed the autopsy report on Chiodo, testified the body was in a state of advanced decomposition by the time it was found.
    Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Nurses, doctors and pharmacists, as well as health groups such as the American Heart Association (AHA) and American Cancer Society (ACS), had the broad support of 80 percent or more of respondents.
    Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 9 June 2026
  • Ferguson explained that Brown would be assigned a medical doctor who will evaluate him.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Chelsea Torres, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • The effort, led by Mitchell, was also supported by a coalition of medical clinics, labor unions and physician groups.
    Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 10 June 2026
  • Rubio has served for more than 28 years as an Army aviator, physician and astronaut.
    Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • The news comes with the BBC recently agreeing a deal to make shows for YouTube for the first time, which includes documentary channels like BBC3’s Deepwatch (working title), featuring new and existing docs.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 June 2026
  • Feed it your technical docs, tone of voice and examples of your best agents handling hard tickets.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • In that case, the 30-year-old mother, Marine Basmajian, is believed to have fatally shot her 31-year-old husband, Khajag Basmajian, 2-year-old son, Alec, and 6-day-old daughter, Ella, before shooting herself in the head, according to police and the county medical examiner.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
  • Six of the women died from complications of plastic surgery, according to medical examiner and coroner records, and two other patients overdosed on pain medication at home after undergoing their procedures.
    Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • The violence sent terrified bystanders fleeing while others rushed to help the injured alongside medics and police.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 June 2026
  • Combat medics of the Oregon National Guard trained with drones for the first time last February to fly blood supplies into hazardous areas.
    Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

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“Coroner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coroner. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.

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