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Recent Examples of corpse
According to the complaint filed Monday, Burke killed Celeste on April 23, 2025, then mutilated her corpse about two weeks later in early May.
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Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Eight days later, his family received a call to collect his corpse.
—Jane Lytvynenko, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
Behind kitchen equipment, the inspector estimated 40 to 50 roach corpses.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
Back in the family’s house, the walking corpse shoves a boy onto the dishwasher, impaling him full of cutlery.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
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Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Eight days later, his family received a call to collect his corpse.
—Jane Lytvynenko, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
Behind kitchen equipment, the inspector estimated 40 to 50 roach corpses.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
Back in the family’s house, the walking corpse shoves a boy onto the dishwasher, impaling him full of cutlery.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corpse
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Whale of a Tale Kennedy’s oldest daughter, Kick Kennedy, once told Town & Country that in the 1990s, her father lugged home the head of a whale carcass that had washed up on the beach on Hyannis Port’s Squaw Island.—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
16 Apr. 2026
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Before tossing the chicken carcass, put it in the stock pot to liven the flavor of your soup.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
15 Apr. 2026
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More than a dozen city, county and state agencies worked together, deploying drones, using dummies as cadavers, and taking on the roles of victims, triage and others to make the drill as realistic as possible.—
Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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According to the Times coverage of the incident and subsequent lawsuit, the scenes shown in the classroom included autopsies, decaying cadavers and live animals being butchered, mutilated and tortured.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Most of these relics are easy to spot and even easier to replace.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Apr. 2026
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That's when the upstarts take over, and the once-revolutionary companies face the risk of becoming relics.—
Chris Anderson,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Corpse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corpse. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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