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Recent Examples of corpse
The corpse was shipped to Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine, which will administer a necropsy to determine the cause of death.
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Andrea Sachs The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
Sugar is at the forensic lab with the corpse of a man who looks an awful lot like Ji Moon but isn’t Ji Moon (courtesy of Shea Whigham as Tom Flybjerg).
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Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
27 June 2026
The family project is interrupted by the appearance of a corpse – that of an annoying neighbor (played by John Carroll Lynch) with a habit of buzzing his woodchipper in the middle of the family’s filmmaking efforts.
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Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
17 June 2026
One concern of mine was corpses.
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Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
16 June 2026
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Andrea Sachs The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
Sugar is at the forensic lab with the corpse of a man who looks an awful lot like Ji Moon but isn’t Ji Moon (courtesy of Shea Whigham as Tom Flybjerg).
—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
27 June 2026
The family project is interrupted by the appearance of a corpse – that of an annoying neighbor (played by John Carroll Lynch) with a habit of buzzing his woodchipper in the middle of the family’s filmmaking efforts.
—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
17 June 2026
One concern of mine was corpses.
—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for corpse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corpse
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In the spring of 2023, as epic winter snows melted, horse carcasses emerged along the shores of South Tufa and nearby Navy Beach.
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Tick Free Martha’s Vineyard plans to build a processing facility for the carcasses; the meat, most of it donated to a local food pantry, is in high demand.
Noun
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First responders, law enforcement and volunteers used boats, divers, sonar, helicopters, drones, UTVs/ATVs, and K9 and cadaver dogs to aid in the search.
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Battalion Chief Michael Hopkins said Thursday that the department had shared the information about the cadaver dog with the lead investigators before leaving the scene after the fire.
Noun
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There are also permanent upgrades to health and attack power, as well as rare relics that enable unique skills, like multiple jumps.
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Museum of Miami The Museum of Miami, formerly HistoryMiami, holds the relics and artifacts that were excavated at the Miami Circle.
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“Corpse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corpse. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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