corpora

plural of corpus
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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
  • One was based on hard-coding logical rules for categorizing inputs into symbols and then for manipulating those symbols to arrive at outputs.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • By working to improve outputs, concerns around reliability and errors can be eliminated.
    Marne Martin, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The scene in which Mary Ellen walks through a maze of corpses only to find one of herself?
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Outside Gaza City's Al-Shifa hospital, white plastic body bags with corpses were laid out on the street.
    Emily Rose, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The years slowly moved away from us, its silence uncanny, but the smell of carcasses was unfathomable.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Once, a meat processor asked about plugs to keep entrails from sheep carcasses from spilling onto production lines.
    Jia H. Jung, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Now supposedly dying from some terminal illness, Julian has gone total hermit mode inside of his cluttered London apartment, where the walls are festooned with the relics of his success and the backrooms are a junk pile of painful memories.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Many of these local gems are cozy relics that house unique pieces that evoke a sense of nostalgia, hold a coveted aesthetic or have historical significance.
    Olivia Lee, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Corpora.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corpora. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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