mummies

noun

plural of mummy
as in corpses

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  1. corpses
  2. relics
  3. cadavers
  4. carcasses
  5. bones
Noun
  • Homecoming aside, there’s still the Trawler to worry about, a fact we’re reminded of when another victim turns up on a playground, this time with a pentagram carved into his back and fish corpses shoved into his wounds.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • This is not the first time that objects – and even corpses – have been uncovered due to melting ice.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of corpses
Noun
  • In one glass case sits a face shield, a vaccine vial and a large bottle of hand sanitizer — already considered relics of another time.
    — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The ancient container was discovered among other relics at an underwater site on Old Earth by a team of worker bots.
    — Jim Greer, SPIN, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of relics
Noun
  • One key indicator of soil health is decomposition rates of complex organic matter, breaking down stuff like leaves, wood, even cadavers into simpler organic and inorganic compounds, releasing C02 and nutrients in the process.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The class-action deal covers relatives of people who donated bodies between January 2018 and March 2023, amid uncertainty over which cadavers Lodge plundered before cremation or return to families.
    — Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of cadavers
Noun
  • Their charred carcasses litter the steep lanes leading to the villages, while the houses have been reduced to nothing more than piles of smoking ashes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The practice of cutting fins off live sharks and throwing the carcasses back into the sea is banned in much of the Pacific Ocean, but persists due to demand in East and Southeast Asia.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of carcasses
Noun
  • The former president was diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer in 2025, which has since spread to his bones.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Children’s bones grow faster than their tendons and ligaments can adapt.
    — Michael Swartzon, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of bones
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