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Recent Examples of cadavers
More than a dozen city, county and state agencies worked together, deploying drones, using dummies as cadavers, and taking on the roles of victims, triage and others to make the drill as realistic as possible.
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Mark Prussin, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
According to the Times coverage of the incident and subsequent lawsuit, the scenes shown in the classroom included autopsies, decaying cadavers and live animals being butchered, mutilated and tortured.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
The series doesn’t shyaway from the gory intricacies of death, including decaying cadavers and the detailed autopsies Kay performs.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
Jobs more closely tied to Neuralink’s brain interfaces include an operating room specialist and a neurosurgeon resident to carry out experimental brain-computer interface procedures using human cadavers or large animal subjects.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
The human remains found on a University of Oklahoma construction site are believed to be cadavers from the early 1900s, according to a new statement from university officials.
—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 26 Feb. 2026
Currently, students practicing complex surgeries rely on cadavers, which are expensive, difficult to source, and ethically complex.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
More than 300 students would pack this theater to watch professors dissect human cadavers – mostly bodies of criminals from another town.
—Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
The team approached the problem by taking samples of organs from cadavers and dissolving them, removing presumably normal tissue and leaving behind a residue of what might be plastic.
—F.d. Flam, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025
Mark Prussin, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
According to the Times coverage of the incident and subsequent lawsuit, the scenes shown in the classroom included autopsies, decaying cadavers and live animals being butchered, mutilated and tortured.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
The series doesn’t shyaway from the gory intricacies of death, including decaying cadavers and the detailed autopsies Kay performs.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
Jobs more closely tied to Neuralink’s brain interfaces include an operating room specialist and a neurosurgeon resident to carry out experimental brain-computer interface procedures using human cadavers or large animal subjects.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
The human remains found on a University of Oklahoma construction site are believed to be cadavers from the early 1900s, according to a new statement from university officials.
—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 26 Feb. 2026
Currently, students practicing complex surgeries rely on cadavers, which are expensive, difficult to source, and ethically complex.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
More than 300 students would pack this theater to watch professors dissect human cadavers – mostly bodies of criminals from another town.
—Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
The team approached the problem by taking samples of organs from cadavers and dissolving them, removing presumably normal tissue and leaving behind a residue of what might be plastic.
—F.d. Flam, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cadavers
Noun
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But that one rampaging invader unleashes enough destruction and mayhem for a whole army, hurling cars and trucks and motorcycles through the air like toys, tearing though buildings as if they were made of cardboard, and leaving the streets littered with bloodied corpses.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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The lowly maggot gets a bad rap, mostly known for feeding on corpses and rotting meat.—
Mustafa Fattah,
NBC news,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Almost a dozen goat carcasses lie nearby.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 May 2026
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While not yet similar event occurred just two years ago in Australia during a marine heat wave, when researchers estimated more than 600,000 seabirds died, with most never recorded in beach counts because carcasses often never reach shore.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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“Cadavers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadavers. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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