mummies

noun

plural of mummy
as in corpses

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  1. corpses
  2. relics
  3. cadavers
  4. carcasses
  5. bones
Noun
  • Four of the mummified corpses also tested positive for alcohol, which likely came from drinking chicha, a beer made out of maize.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The roach morgue under the dishwashing table held 11 roach corpses, and the one under racks of clean dishes held another 11.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of corpses
Noun
  • And around the world, wars and religious persecution have destroyed prayer books, Bibles, Qurans, Torah scrolls, statues, iconography, shrines, relics and many other materials considered venerable.
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Architectural relics from the Nazi era can help people draw lessons from the past.
    — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 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
  • By decomposing carcasses and dung, insects likely reduce disease transmission among wild vertebrates.
    — Chris Elphick, The Conversation, 6 Nov. 2026
  • There were many more carcasses elsewhere on the Danger Islands, which are home to two mega colonies for penguins.
    — Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of carcasses
Noun
  • Suspended from those sturdy metallic bones is a set of double-wishbone suspension arms coupled with motorsport-grade KW Reiger dampers.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The film has the bones of a professional assassin revenge story, but the family and religious elements are quite different in tone.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of bones
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