as in autopsies
examination of a dead body especially to find out the cause of death
a coroner performed the postmortem examination with painstaking thoroughness
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autopsies
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Crews were working on Wednesday to bring the remains of the eight dead skiers off the mountain to be reunited with their families after autopsies are performed to determine the cause of death, authorities said.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026 -
Dueling autopsies were produced by various advocacy groups.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Postmortem examinations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postmortem%20examinations. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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