mummies

noun

plural of mummy
as in corpses

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  1. corpses
  2. relics
  3. cadavers
  4. carcasses
  5. bones
Noun
  • Private equity profits by killing companies to sell their corpses.
    — Robert Niles, Oc Register, 7 July 2026
  • The family’s ordeal worsened Sunday when her brother-in-law found the body of his mother, Rosa María Díaz de Rodríguez, among a pile of corpses.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026
Definition of corpses
Noun
  • And, at least for some, veterans organizations like DAV seem like relics from another era.
    — Sonner Kehrt, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026
  • Peter once ruled the small principality, and the saints’ relics rest there.
    — Diana Dukhanova, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
Definition of relics
Noun
  • For medical students, practicing with real cadavers would remain important.
    — Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 16 July 2026
  • The woodcut birth figures contained in these books were not images drawn from observation—pregnant cadavers for anatomical drawing were hard to come by—but were instead abstracted diagrams of the chaotic diversity of laboring bodies.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Definition of cadavers
Noun
  • Inspectors instructed the manager of the long-standing corner diner in the city’s Lakeview neighborhood to remove all roach carcasses and to tightly seal the bottom of the main door and basement door to prevent more pests from entering.
    — Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
  • The winning fish caught during North Carolina’s Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament are proving to be full of surprises for researchers tasked with sampling the carcasses.
    — Mark Price July 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2026
Definition of carcasses
Noun
  • While the success of Gus is likely to encourage the sale of more dinosaur bones, paleontologists and other experts warn that there are few safeguards for authenticity or verification in the industry.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 14 July 2026
  • Osteoporosis Your bones store a large amount of your body’s magnesium, so getting enough of the mineral is important for maintaining bone strength.
    — Kirstyn Hill, Health, 14 July 2026
Definition of bones
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