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Recent Examples of mummy
The mummy of the Mysterious Lady was not pregnant, and Egyptian mummies smell spicy, sweet, and woody.
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Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
The most significant of glacial archaeological finds is Ötzi the Iceman, a 5,300-year-old mummy discovered in the Ötztal Alps in 1991, but as climate change accelerates, glaciers are coughing up more and more secrets, like the body discovered last month.
—Outside, 18 Nov. 2025
Scientists have also detected RNA in the tissue of Ötzi the Iceman, a 5,300-year-old mummy found frozen in the Alps.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
Non-carving pumpkin ideas Turn your pumpkin into a mummy!
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
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Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
The most significant of glacial archaeological finds is Ötzi the Iceman, a 5,300-year-old mummy discovered in the Ötztal Alps in 1991, but as climate change accelerates, glaciers are coughing up more and more secrets, like the body discovered last month.
—Outside, 18 Nov. 2025
Scientists have also detected RNA in the tissue of Ötzi the Iceman, a 5,300-year-old mummy found frozen in the Alps.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
Non-carving pumpkin ideas Turn your pumpkin into a mummy!
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mummy
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Children discovered her corpse, which was partially nude and bore severe head wounds, according to local authorities.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Behold his corpse presented in front of two enormous piles of bottles, as green and resplendent as Christmas trees.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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It's widely believed the relics later multiplied; most are enshrined in a memorial stupa at Kopan monastery in Nepal.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Rosemead’s Wei Mountain Temple displays thousands of relics purportedly from the Buddha, including bones and teeth followers believe multiply and possess healing powers.—
Deepa Bharath,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Rafts of fish carcasses collected, and tourism ceased in those areas.—
Michael Adno,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2026
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Curled at the forelegs is a smaller camel’s carcass, likely its offspring.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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Roughly half-a-dozen witnesses, including neighbors, handlers for cadaver dogs and members of law enforcement, testified as a preliminary hearing in Wondra’s murder case got underway.—
Alex Brizee
March 3,
Idaho Statesman,
4 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
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For weeks, according to Valero Marcano and a habeas corpus petition seeking the family’s release, Amalia struggled with worsening respiratory symptoms.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
27 Feb. 2026
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That leaves a petition for a writ of habeas corpus — in other words, a challenge to detention filed in federal court — as the only option for an attorney looking to get a client out of detention.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Mummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mummy. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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