as in dissections
examination of a dead body especially to find out the cause of death
the autopsy revealed an advanced stage of cancer
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Recent Examples of autopsies
On Monday, autopsies were performed, the Coroner’s Office said, with preliminary findings indicating that all three individuals had injuries consistent with a motor vehicle collision.
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Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
The children's autopsies could not confirm or rule out death from drowning because the cause was difficult to determine, according to Fox 26 Houston and Click2 Houston.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ultimately confirmed the illnesses as hantavirus based on antibody testing and autopsies.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 12 May 2026
Baeza said autopsies would be done.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
The Ada County Coroner’s Office performs autopsies and investigates deaths from violence and those that occurred under suspicious circumstances, among others.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2026
The murder case against Nick Reiner will not proceed until September, in part due to delays in the release of reports detailing the autopsies of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, officials said in court Wednesday.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
The autopsies of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner have not yet been completed, stalling the criminal case against their son Nick, who is charged in the couple’s grisly December 2025 deaths.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
The autopsies found that each person died of a single gunshot wound to their head, with the exception of Ava King who was shot multiple times in the head, according to the medical examiner.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
The children's autopsies could not confirm or rule out death from drowning because the cause was difficult to determine, according to Fox 26 Houston and Click2 Houston.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ultimately confirmed the illnesses as hantavirus based on antibody testing and autopsies.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 12 May 2026
Baeza said autopsies would be done.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
The Ada County Coroner’s Office performs autopsies and investigates deaths from violence and those that occurred under suspicious circumstances, among others.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2026
The murder case against Nick Reiner will not proceed until September, in part due to delays in the release of reports detailing the autopsies of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, officials said in court Wednesday.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
The autopsies of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner have not yet been completed, stalling the criminal case against their son Nick, who is charged in the couple’s grisly December 2025 deaths.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
The autopsies found that each person died of a single gunshot wound to their head, with the exception of Ava King who was shot multiple times in the head, according to the medical examiner.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for autopsies
Noun
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After a casino owner turned TV star first became President of the United States, media networks further beefed up their political coverage by treating it like entertainment, amplifying juicy play-by-plays over granular dissections of policy.—
Paula Mejía,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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My father founded private hospitals south of Johannesburg, and my mother lectured anatomy, presiding over dissections and preparing meat dishes at home with the same attentive care — removing sinew and fat with a dedicated set of kitchen scalpels.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Of 50 cormorants submitted to the lab for necropsies from May 2025 to April 2026, 46 were juvenile, one was an adult and the rest were in a condition too poor to determine.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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The necropsies also revealed pneumonia and infections from a broad array of pathogens.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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“Autopsies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autopsies. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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