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Recent Examples of corpse
His lover died in shock and horror that Regis was capable of such violence, and a vampire hunter did the rest of the work by staking, decapitating, and burying him next to Bethané’s corpse.
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Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Snelling initially faced charges of abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence and concealing the birth of an infant.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
In one of the most grisly videos, RSF fighters were seen walking over dozens of bloodied corpses in a hospital, identified as the Saudi Maternity Hospital, executing any survivors.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
Other segments feature a woman being stalked by telephone and a nurse whose decision to steal a ring from a corpse turns out to be very ill-advised.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
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Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Snelling initially faced charges of abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence and concealing the birth of an infant.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
In one of the most grisly videos, RSF fighters were seen walking over dozens of bloodied corpses in a hospital, identified as the Saudi Maternity Hospital, executing any survivors.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
Other segments feature a woman being stalked by telephone and a nurse whose decision to steal a ring from a corpse turns out to be very ill-advised.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corpse
Noun
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Grab them from the bottom, and a cloud of fruit flies and stink rises from the carcass turning to mush in your hands.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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These areas are under carcass transportation and baiting restrictions to monitor and contain CWD, officials said.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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After removing and sifting through 250 yards of dirt, cadaver dogs altered authorities to human remains, but none were found, Huff told reporters then.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Oct. 2025
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Other than Hogan and Worden, Gein’s subjects were all exhumed cadavers, though he is suspected to have been involved in the disappearance of additional women and girls from the area.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The property has a special kind of refined, vintage charm, replete with relics like a retro annunciator panel and fun shower tiles that share facts about the city’s history in every bathroom.—
Cat Sposato,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Nov. 2025
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In the years since, the battle’s decisive tactics have been closely studied, but archaeologists from the University of Glasgow and the National Trust for Scotland recently discovered an array of physical relics from the deadly conflict.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Corpse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corpse. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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