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Recent Examples of corpses
Israel wiped out entire cities with nothing left but an abundance of rubble mixed with thousands of corpses stuck underneath.
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Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
And now one of those corpses could soon be Evelyn’s.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025
His only book, Portraits in Life and Death (1976), juxtaposed photos of people in his circle and with images of ancient corpses in the Palermo catacombs.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
The answer probably lies in the strange bite marks covering the corpses… and Salazar, too.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 7 Nov. 2025
Due to a nationwide internet shutdown it's been difficult to get information from the ground, but videos circulated by rights groups show piles of corpses and young protesters with bullet wounds.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
In the kitchen, the inspector counted 22 roach corpses, 15 of them on the floor around fryers where three survivors roamed.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
The corpses examined had possibly been held by Israel for as long as two years, Kaki noted.
—ABC News, 31 Oct. 2025
In one of the most grisly videos, RSF fighters were seen walking over dozens of bloodied corpses in a hospital, identified as the Saudi Maternity Hospital, executing any survivors.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
And now one of those corpses could soon be Evelyn’s.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025
His only book, Portraits in Life and Death (1976), juxtaposed photos of people in his circle and with images of ancient corpses in the Palermo catacombs.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
The answer probably lies in the strange bite marks covering the corpses… and Salazar, too.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 7 Nov. 2025
Due to a nationwide internet shutdown it's been difficult to get information from the ground, but videos circulated by rights groups show piles of corpses and young protesters with bullet wounds.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
In the kitchen, the inspector counted 22 roach corpses, 15 of them on the floor around fryers where three survivors roamed.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
The corpses examined had possibly been held by Israel for as long as two years, Kaki noted.
—ABC News, 31 Oct. 2025
In one of the most grisly videos, RSF fighters were seen walking over dozens of bloodied corpses in a hospital, identified as the Saudi Maternity Hospital, executing any survivors.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corpses
carcasses
Noun
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The decaying carcasses would have been covered by a film of bacteria, which can electrostatically attract clay found in the surrounding sediment.—
Amanda Schupak,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Sereno proposes that the creatures’ carcasses were first desiccated in a drought before suddenly being engulfed by sediment—likely brought on by a flood.—
Andrea Tamayo,
Scientific American,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Corpses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corpses. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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