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Recent Examples of corpse
Emotional issues have deep resonance on Last — by comparison The Walking Dead was as empty as a corpse’s conscience — and the revelation of what’s caused Ellie and Joel’s rift will lead to a great, wrenching episode.
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Tom Gliatto, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
With just two episodes left, 1923 weeds out its ensemble cast to the tune of seven fresh corpses.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Matthew’s account of the empty tomb, followed by ever more elaborate resurrection narratives, serves, Pagels suggests, both to address the practical difficulties of reclaiming the bodies of the executed and to counter skeptical claims that Jesus’ corpse had simply been stolen.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
But this ludicrous 1943 espionage plot involving a corpse, fake papers and amazing good fortune also lends itself to absurdity.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
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Tom Gliatto, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
With just two episodes left, 1923 weeds out its ensemble cast to the tune of seven fresh corpses.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Matthew’s account of the empty tomb, followed by ever more elaborate resurrection narratives, serves, Pagels suggests, both to address the practical difficulties of reclaiming the bodies of the executed and to counter skeptical claims that Jesus’ corpse had simply been stolen.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
But this ludicrous 1943 espionage plot involving a corpse, fake papers and amazing good fortune also lends itself to absurdity.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corpse
Noun
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In 2016, a sudden outbreak of anthrax in the Yamal Peninsula — linked to the thawed carcass of an infected reindeer — left dozens ill and killed a child.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The team also recovered animal bones with cut marks and stone tools used to butcher carcasses from the site.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Detectives swept the area with cadaver dogs to search for additional human remains.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Each season also starts with a flashforward glimpse of a corpse, the question of course being who is the cadaver and more importantly who made it.—
Joe Joyce,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Corpse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corpse. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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