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Recent Examples of corpse
Snelling has been charged with concealing the birth of an infant, tampering with physical evidence and abuse of a corpse.
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Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Outside Gaza City's Al-Shifa hospital, white plastic body bags with corpses were laid out on the street.
—Emily Rose, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The video, shot mostly in black and white, opens with Gaga posted on a wall beside dozens of creepy dolls, with the singer emerging with a seizure-like dance that evokes the image of a corpse reanimating.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Many of the other Avengers turn into brain-eating corpses, such as Iron Man, Doctor Strange, Wong, Hawkeye, Falcon and Wanda Maximoff.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
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Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Outside Gaza City's Al-Shifa hospital, white plastic body bags with corpses were laid out on the street.
—Emily Rose, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The video, shot mostly in black and white, opens with Gaga posted on a wall beside dozens of creepy dolls, with the singer emerging with a seizure-like dance that evokes the image of a corpse reanimating.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Many of the other Avengers turn into brain-eating corpses, such as Iron Man, Doctor Strange, Wong, Hawkeye, Falcon and Wanda Maximoff.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corpse
Noun
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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
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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
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One of the cadaver dogs got a hit on the bathroom.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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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
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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
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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 13 Sep. 2025.
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