corpse

noun

ˈkȯrps How to pronounce corpse (audio)
Definition of corpsenext
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 The next day, Tekin looked through the peephole of her cell door and saw guards dragging out a corpse. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 Gein murdered at least two women, as well as illegally exhumed and mutilated multiple corpses, in the 1940s and 1950s. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026 Few things are as shocking to living people as corpses decomposing in the summer heat. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 Since his siblings were crying with the same mournful expression, clinging to their father’s corpse, Shoichiro willed himself to cry too, and the tears came immediately. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for corpse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corpse
  1. carcass
  2. cadaver
  3. relics
Noun
  • Two of them were killed, and their carcasses were abandoned and left to waste.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Aug. 2026
  • At least one of the alligators was shot with a crossbow bolt, indicating intentional targeting, and the carcasses of the two alligators that died were abandoned and left to waste, TPWD said.
    — Doug Myers, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of carcass
Noun
  • In a recent study, researchers examined the left and right branches of the vagus nerve in 30 human cadavers in attempt to better map the nerve.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Authorities with cadaver dogs began following a dirt road catty-corner to Holbrook's house, leading into the woods.
    — Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of cadaver
Noun
  • Things like trumpets cracking, lights failing, and the BBC presenter’s original record of the broadcast breaking – all remind us of the fragility of relics, said Finn.
    — Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Louisiana officials agree they’re no longer needed and describe them as relics of a time when Black students were forbidden from attending some schools.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of relics

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