corpse

as in carcass
a dead body the startling discovery of a corpse required a call to the police

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Recent Examples of corpse But for all its stylistic brio and an overall mesmerizing look, in which even throwaway visuals (like the icy corpse of a solider frozen to his battlefield steed) sear themselves into your memory, Frankenstein remains the simple, direct story of a man and his nonbiological offspring. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025 After a wild night, Magritte wakes up beside the body of performance artist Legge, and police are then dispatched to discover the killer, as more corpses pile up. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025 Snelling was charged with tampering with physical evidence, concealing the birth of an infant and abuse of a corpse. Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025 She is charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, and concealing the birth of an infant, the Lexington Police Department said in a news release. Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for corpse
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Noun
  • Blue sharks are known to scavenge on basking shark carcasses, according to John Chisholm, an adjunct scientist at the New England Aquarium.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Their decaying carcasses led to the rapid deterioration of water quality and an explosion of harmful bacteria, researchers said.
    Lauren Liebhaber September 5, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • One of the cadaver dogs got a hit on the bathroom.
    KC Baker, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Peebles added that cadaver dogs deployed to the scene did not find any hits, and that 90% of the homes in the area were red-tagged, meaning that residents are prohibited from entering them due to damage.
    James Powel, USA Today, 27 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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“Corpse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corpse. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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