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Recent Examples of corpse
Nikolai Gogol’s will specified that his corpse must show visible signs of putrefaction before burial.
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Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Gein only admitted to the killing of two women, Worden and Mary Hogan, and stealing corpses from graves.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2025
In the world of Monster, a person who takes lives and desecrates corpses might someday be capable of redemption.
—Judy Berman, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Ed Gein, who became infamous for crimes committed in rural Plainfield, Wisconsin, admitted to the killing of two women and stealing corpses from graves.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Gein only admitted to the killing of two women, Worden and Mary Hogan, and stealing corpses from graves.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2025
In the world of Monster, a person who takes lives and desecrates corpses might someday be capable of redemption.
—Judy Berman, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Ed Gein, who became infamous for crimes committed in rural Plainfield, Wisconsin, admitted to the killing of two women and stealing corpses from graves.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for corpse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corpse
Noun
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Breakker dragged Reigns’ carcass out of the remnants from the table to help set up Reed for the Tsunami.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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The carcass was gone, the grass and weeds were licked clean of blood, and the knife was buried under debris.—
Marguerite Reiss,
Outdoor Life,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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Eventually, the search measures would include drones, helicopters, boats, cadaver dogs, and volunteer teams, but none turned up any trace of Jon, according to Sheriff King.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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It was born with the same temperature everywhere, it was born spatially flat, and it was born in such a way that those non-existent high-energy relics were forbidden.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
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Edge grew up surrounded by Civil War folklore and relics.—
NPR,
NPR,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Corpse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corpse. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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