corse

Definition of corsenext
archaic
as in corpse
a dead body would have to inter the corse of many a fallen comrade before the war's end

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corpse
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  • The following month, a hit squad, reportedly acting on bin Salman’s orders, strangled Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post journalist who had been critical of the regime, and used a bone saw to dismember his corpse.
    Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Organized crime exercises de facto control over vast swaths of the country, where the discovery of clandestine graves is commonplace, and thousands of corpses remain unidentified in morgues and public cemeteries.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Corse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corse. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.

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