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
  • Since his siblings were crying with the same mournful expression, clinging to their father’s corpse, Shoichiro willed himself to cry too, and the tears came immediately.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Michael was arrested two days later, per Denver TV station KUSA, and charged with first-degree murder, use of a weapon in a violent crime, theft of $100 to $500, and abuse of a corpse.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of corpse
Noun
  • Despite that, Miller’s love for what might now be considered relics never died.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The recent release of 2026 Topps Chrome Baseball features 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, 27 July 2026
Definition of relics
Noun
  • Public meetings were surrounded by people waving signs with photos of bloody bear carcasses.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Von Lyskowski and his workers sprayed some trees with nematodes, a parasitic worm that kills caterpillars and reproduces inside their carcasses.
    — Ben Crair, New Yorker, 31 July 2026
Definition of carcass
Noun
  • The search teams from across counties, the city and the state used helicopters, boats, sonar, drones and cadaver dogs to search a nine-mile stretch of the river.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The discovery came after emergency crews searched nearly 9 miles of the Passaic River using boats, sonar equipment, drones, helicopters and cadaver dogs.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of cadaver
Noun
  • Displaying oil paintings, watercolors, studies, and multiple proofs alongside the full corpus of his etchings, the PMA show allows the viewer to discover the process of etching alongside Homer.
    — Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 31 July 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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