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
  • The sheet is made of small tiles, each mapping two inputs to two outputs.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
  • These models can evaluate their own outputs better, break complex tasks into sub-tasks, and learn from feedback, potentially bringing AI closer to complex, real-world problem-solving.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Israel wiped out entire cities with nothing left but an abundance of rubble mixed with thousands of corpses stuck underneath.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
  • And now one of those corpses could soon be Evelyn’s.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The decaying carcasses would have been covered by a film of bacteria, which can electrostatically attract clay found in the surrounding sediment.
    Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Sereno proposes that the creatures’ carcasses were first desiccated in a drought before suddenly being engulfed by sediment—likely brought on by a flood.
    Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Their jaws dropped at the troves of historic artifacts and country music relics laid out before them.
    Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Explore the relics of the neighborhood that raised the brothers who penned and composed the Black National Anthem, or celebrate the preservation of African heritage at the annual Gullah Geechee Festival.
    Essence, Essence, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Corpora.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corpora. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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