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Recent Examples of corpse
In 1986, Hedrick was convicted of abuse of a corpse related to the death of Ellen Beason, another young woman who disappeared about the same time as Fye-Villareal and Miller.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Everyone knows what happens — believing Juliet to be dead, Romeo takes actual poison and kills himself, causing Juliet to stab herself to death after waking up next to her lover’s lifeless corpse.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
Hedrick was reportedly convicted of abuse of a corpse relating to the death of Ellen Beason in 1986.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Who knows if, in this upside-down world that currently weighs on her, the june bug can see the nearby corpse of another beetle, accidentally disemboweled by the home’s owner hours before, the white fat peeking out from her rear end like the materialization of her dying breath.
—María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Everyone knows what happens — believing Juliet to be dead, Romeo takes actual poison and kills himself, causing Juliet to stab herself to death after waking up next to her lover’s lifeless corpse.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
Hedrick was reportedly convicted of abuse of a corpse relating to the death of Ellen Beason in 1986.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Who knows if, in this upside-down world that currently weighs on her, the june bug can see the nearby corpse of another beetle, accidentally disemboweled by the home’s owner hours before, the white fat peeking out from her rear end like the materialization of her dying breath.
—María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corpse
Noun
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Tossing the carcass is like throwing away free groceries.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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All of the carcasses that washed ashore had been skinned, Cole said, with some missing their front paws.—
Francie Ebert,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The practice of using cadaver material is not unprecedented.—
Theara Coleman,
TheWeek,
7 Apr. 2026
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That changed as multiple search teams assisted state and local authorities to canvass the area, including five cadaver dogs from Louisville.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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These are not the polished relics of admirals and officers but the everyday possessions of working men who fought and died aboard a burning warship.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2026
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The sculpture has spent decades inside one of around 16,000 unopened storage containers alongside other rare, uncatalogued relics.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Corpse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corpse. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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