relics

plural of relic
as in corpse
a dead body though it is believed that missionary died in New Guinea, his relics have never been found

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Recent Examples of relics The presentation positioned Zelda products almost as relics representing an ancient myth passed down through history. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026 Behind the reception desk, a wall of 109 wooden pigeonholes doubles as an art installation, with some compartments displaying replicas of the property's original room keys and others filled with nautical relics reflecting Naples's coastal allure. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026 When it was closed down in 1539, its treasures, books and relics were seized and its lands and buildings sold off, some to local nobles and gentry, some to the town authorities of Bury. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026 In the capital, worshippers carried a fragment of Donskoy’s relics through the streets in a procession led by Kirill. — Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026 The child, the now-teenaged James Fulton Engstrom, is slated to present relics of Sheen at the ceremony, accompanied by his family, who had sought Sheen's intercession for healing. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026 College football artifacts and trophies were replaced with relics of the dimensional life of Godfrey, best known in Georgia as DeKalb County’s winningest football coach and the coach at Southwest DeKalb from 1983-2012. — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 20 Sep. 2026 People in the Tri-State Area have the chance to get an up-close look at the relics of a saint. — Allen Devlin, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2026 The United States has repatriated a total of 58 cultural relics, artworks, and fossils to China. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relics
corpse
Noun
  • In three tracks—two tentpoles separated by an ambient interlude—the EP blatantly evokes a period in the mid-’90s when, across Europe, guys in corpse paint started playing around with Korg workstations.
    — Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
  • They have both been charged with tampering with or fabricating evidence and abuse of a corpse, according to court records.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

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“Relics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relics. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

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