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Recent Examples of corpse
Costilla County Sheriff Danny Sanchez and former Deputy Keith Schultz were indicted on one count of abuse of a corpse and five counts of official misconduct for their actions while responding to unidentified human remains near Wild Horse Mesa, the district attorney’s office said in a news release.
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
The story still lays there on the table, limp as a corpse, but freakishly still twitching.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
Michael Chadwick Fry, 41, was arrested Thursday and charged with two counts of abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence, the Bartonville Police Department said in a news release.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
During their reporting, the two came across reports of dozens of corpses turning up in the area around the time of Aujay’s disappearance.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 21 Mar. 2026
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
The story still lays there on the table, limp as a corpse, but freakishly still twitching.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
Michael Chadwick Fry, 41, was arrested Thursday and charged with two counts of abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence, the Bartonville Police Department said in a news release.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
During their reporting, the two came across reports of dozens of corpses turning up in the area around the time of Aujay’s disappearance.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 21 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corpse
Noun
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In that video, the influencer appears to come across what is seemingly the carcass of an alligator floating in the water and shoots it repeatedly.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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City Parks workers were joined on the beach by the State Department of Environmental Conservation, which is assisting in securing the carcass, which drew onlookers throughout the day.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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News that cadaver dogs did not definitively pick up any traces of Shaffer there or anywhere else around the bar.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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Officials are working with an anthropologist, cadaver dogs and additional law enforcement resources as the investigation continues.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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These virtues are not irrelevant relics.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Those decisions suggest some automakers are starting to treat physical controls not as outdated relics but as useful tools.—
Chris Teague,
AJC.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Corpse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corpse. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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