mummy

noun

Definition of mummynext
as in corpse

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Recent Examples of mummy Discovery tales → Scientists found new clues inside the remains of a 5,300-year-old mummy. — Staff, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026 Tune in to this week’s episode to learn more about this yummy mummy! — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 17 June 2026 Though the mummy shows no signs of damage, this discovery raises concerns about its future safety and conservation. — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 8 June 2026 Life, uh, finds a way Sarhan and his colleagues also found traces of a soil bacterium called Pseudomonas, which has probably also been with Ötzi at least since death, in nearly all of the samples from the mummy, as well as the soil taken from near his body on the glacier. — ArsTechnica, 6 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for mummy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mummy
  1. corpse
  2. relics
  3. carcass
  4. cadaver
  5. corpus
Noun
  • Young orcas then gobbled up fish fragments that drifted through the water as their elders tore into what was left of the sunfish’s corpse.
    — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • The prosecution accessed his Amazon account, showing purchases and deliveries made under an alias for a cadaver bag, chainsaws, a mop, and an inflatable swimming pool seemingly made of the same blue material that was embedded in the corpse’s skin.
    — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 22 July 2026
Definition of corpse
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  • The upcoming release of 2026 Topps Chrome Baseball will feature Back-to-Back Gold Logoman patch autographed one-of-a-kind cards of Ohtani and Judge, taking those relics from jerseys worn in each of their 2024 and 2025 MVP seasons.
    — Larry Holder, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Common areas offer barbecue grill, picnic tables, Adirondack chairs, and Route 66 relics.
    — Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of relics
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 carcass
Noun
  • Purchases allegedly made by Burke under aliases also included cadaver bags, heavy-duty laundry bags, chain saws, a shovel and a fireproof mat, Byers testified.
    — Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 22 July 2026
  • Part of her body was stuffed into the cadaver bag; other parts into a garbage bag.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Definition of cadaver
Noun
  • The day of The Times’ article publication, the public defenders office helped the family file a habeas corpus petition on behalf of Wilber.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Trillions of words, sitting in plain sight, a corpus humanity spent decades writing without meaning to.
    — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Definition of corpus

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