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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mummies
Noun
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Living corpses returning from war.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 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
Noun
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These are not the polished relics of admirals and officers but the everyday possessions of working men who fought and died aboard a burning warship.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2026
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The sculpture has spent decades inside one of around 16,000 unopened storage containers alongside other rare, uncatalogued relics.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The series doesn’t shyaway from the gory intricacies of death, including decaying cadavers and the detailed autopsies Kay performs.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2026
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Jobs more closely tied to Neuralink’s brain interfaces include an operating room specialist and a neurosurgeon resident to carry out experimental brain-computer interface procedures using human cadavers or large animal subjects.—
Andrea Guzmán,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Most of the carcasses were found on or near an area of the island called Kelly’s Point throughout the week, with even more discovered Thursday, Guemes Island Fire Chief Olivia Cole told NBC News on Friday.—
Francie Ebert,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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The bear sprawled across one of the carcasses, watching the wolves leave.—
Frank Glaser,
Outdoor Life,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But the bones of the operation have not changed, said Judd Frieling, one of the Artemis II flight directors, who spoke from mission control to reporters on Saturday.—
Marco Hernandez,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Rocus, also known as The Bone Wreck, ran aground while transporting a cargo of cow bones to be used as fertilizer on the island, thus giving Anegada's Cow Wreck Beach its unique name.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Mummies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mummies. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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