corpora

Definition of corporanext
plural of corpus
1
as in outputs
the complete works of an author Jane Austen's corpus is modest in number but magnificent in achievement

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as in corpses
a dead body international conventions requiring that the corpus of the enemy combatant be treated with respect and dignity

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Noun
  • Edmondson says none of us have a playbook for every challenge AI will bring, but teams who feel confident questioning tools and outputs have the best chance at success.
    Zulekha Nathoo, USA Today, 30 July 2026
  • The outputs were directionally plausible but operationally unreliable.
    Jim Douglas, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
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
Noun
  • Public meetings were surrounded by people waving signs with photos of bloody bear carcasses.
    Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Von Lyskowski and his workers sprayed some trees with nematodes, a parasitic worm that kills caterpillars and reproduces inside their carcasses.
    Ben Crair, New Yorker, 31 July 2026
Noun
  • The recent release of 2026 Topps Chrome Baseball features Back-to-Back Gold Logoman patch autographed one-of-a-kind cards of Ohtani and Judge, taking those relics from jerseys worn in each of their 2024 and 2025 MVP seasons.
    Larry Holder, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • Without a mentor to guide him, Aang spends his spare time hunting for Air Nomad relics in an attempt to connect with his ancestry.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 24 July 2026
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“Corpora.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corpora. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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