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
  • Espinal-Del Cid is facing charges of criminal homicide, possession of an instrument of crime, abuse of a corpse and other offenses, Khan said.
    — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • He was initially booked on a felony abuse of corpse charge before authorities later added a murder charge, police said in a news release.
    — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of corpse
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  • Enclosed by a network of 13th-century walls, the narrow streets of old York host myriad awe-inspiring relics from its pre-industrial past, perhaps the most famous being York Minster, one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals anywhere.
    — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Shelving units in the garage are tightly, but neatly, packed with containers of various items, from Nike sneakers to Cold War-era relics, labeled with a description or lot number scrawled in black marker.
    — Sarah Jackson Valentina Duarte, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of relics
Noun
  • Though researchers have observed evidence of humans hunting large megafauna in later periods, the discovery suggests that early humans processed elephant carcasses more systematically.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • To prevent damage to the dogs in the bear’s dying moments, Metcalfe and Roosevelt finished it with a second shot as the dogs came up and jumped on the carcass.
    — Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of carcass
Noun
  • Dostie, who worked with a skilled cadaver dog, had become convinced that there were more bodies buried at Barker Ranch, the Death Valley outpost where the Manson Family fled after the murders.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The sheriff’s office conducted a large-scale excavation for Cheryl this year after eight cadaver dogs alerted to the possible presence of human remains in the same location.
    — Francie Ebert, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of cadaver
Noun
  • The range in itself attests to the varied ramifications of Brancusi’s corpus.
    — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of corpus

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