corses

Definition of corsesnext
plural of corse, archaic
as in corpses
a dead body would have to inter the corse of many a fallen comrade before the war's end

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Noun
  • The street in front of her building was littered with rubble and corpses.
    James Verini, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
  • They'd be heralded not by rippling explosions or flash frozen corpses floating against a tapestry of stars, but instead by oxygen, almost imperceptibly slipping away or radiation slowly accumulating in our cells over years.
    Alan Bradley, Space.com, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • Almost a dozen goat carcasses lie nearby.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 May 2026
  • While not yet similar event occurred just two years ago in Australia during a marine heat wave, when researchers estimated more than 600,000 seabirds died, with most never recorded in beach counts because carcasses often never reach shore.
    Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 12 May 2026
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“Corses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corses. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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