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Recent Examples of corpse
Ridley's older sister, 55-year-old Bernadette Ridley, is being charged with abuse of corpse, tampering and related offenses.
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Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 28 May 2026
One union was sealed by Satanic rite, alongside a pit of corpses.
—Judy Berman, Time, 27 May 2026
The Medical Services Directorate managed the network of military hospitals used to house detainees, process corpses, and record deaths.
—Amer Matar, The Dial, 26 May 2026
The two of them had been convicted of murdering their master, John Clapham, whose headless corpse was found floating in the river.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
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Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 28 May 2026
One union was sealed by Satanic rite, alongside a pit of corpses.
—Judy Berman, Time, 27 May 2026
The Medical Services Directorate managed the network of military hospitals used to house detainees, process corpses, and record deaths.
—Amer Matar, The Dial, 26 May 2026
The two of them had been convicted of murdering their master, John Clapham, whose headless corpse was found floating in the river.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corpse
Noun
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Wild animal carcasses have also been found in contaminated rivers and creeks.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Investigators claim Maguire frequently used a crossbow to shoot the animals from his vehicle before removing only the heads and leaving the carcasses behind.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
Noun
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The outlet also reported that a cadaver dog alerted to a shed on the property where the trash can had allegedly been stored.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026
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Responding officers inspected the Tesla and found a cadaver bag in the front trunk.—
Laura Payne,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Once considered delightfully kitschy relics of suburban Americana, porch geese are waddling their way back into the spotlight.—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
29 May 2026
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The 700-year-old circular Bellver Castle is an architectural gem, briefly used as royal residence, mostly as a ghastly political and military prison over six centuries, and now a museum of Roman and other relics.—
Norma Meyer,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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“Corpse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corpse. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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