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Recent Examples of corpses
And within that galaxy, not only will stars live-and-die, and not only will star-formation cease once all of the gas has been consumed, but gravitational interactions will eject most of those stellar corpses, as well as the planet remnants that orbit them.
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Big Think, 20 Feb. 2026
Across Arizona’s Sky Islands, home to many black bears, valleys and hillslopes are dotted with the rusty corpses of Emory oak, alligator juniper and manzanitas.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
There’s a buffet of human corpses, a vampire string quartet and a soprano celebrating the qualities of Viennese blood.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026
Declaring a Climber Dead Estimates suggest that more than 200 corpses remain on Everest, but declaring a climber dead without their body is a complex endeavor.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 17 Feb. 2026
The photos Petersohn kept in his scrapbook — of piles of emaciated corpses and of a man who died in front of his eyes — show a far darker reality.
—Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
In one of the most chilling images of the massacre, dozens of corpses executed by the police were lined up on the ground in a public square.
—Evandro Cruz Silva, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026
Like Victor Frankenstein, who diligently selects body parts from corpses to stitch together his humanoid creation, the Mexican director carefully assembled his troupe of movie magicians.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
The world outside Silo residents have little idea what's outside, because their video feed shows nothing but scrub, dead trees, and the corpses of deceased cleaners — everything else is obscured by the incline strategically placed around the entrance to the bunker.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Big Think, 20 Feb. 2026
Across Arizona’s Sky Islands, home to many black bears, valleys and hillslopes are dotted with the rusty corpses of Emory oak, alligator juniper and manzanitas.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
There’s a buffet of human corpses, a vampire string quartet and a soprano celebrating the qualities of Viennese blood.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026
Declaring a Climber Dead Estimates suggest that more than 200 corpses remain on Everest, but declaring a climber dead without their body is a complex endeavor.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 17 Feb. 2026
The photos Petersohn kept in his scrapbook — of piles of emaciated corpses and of a man who died in front of his eyes — show a far darker reality.
—Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
In one of the most chilling images of the massacre, dozens of corpses executed by the police were lined up on the ground in a public square.
—Evandro Cruz Silva, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026
Like Victor Frankenstein, who diligently selects body parts from corpses to stitch together his humanoid creation, the Mexican director carefully assembled his troupe of movie magicians.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
The world outside Silo residents have little idea what's outside, because their video feed shows nothing but scrub, dead trees, and the corpses of deceased cleaners — everything else is obscured by the incline strategically placed around the entrance to the bunker.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corpses
carcasses
Noun
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Rafts of fish carcasses collected, and tourism ceased in those areas.—
Michael Adno,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2026
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The carcasses were properly disinfected, photographed and discarded to prevent any further use, Livestock Development Department Director-General Somchuan Rattanamangklanan said at the news conference.—
Wasamon Audjarint,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Corpses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corpses. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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