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As the carcass drifts on the surface, it is pushed by ocean currents and scavenged by sharks before the gases dissipate.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 June 2026
So Louis and Paul left us to look at the carcass, while the packtrain continued on to the next camp.
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Dolores Brown,
Outdoor Life,
17 June 2026
In images shared by HM Coastguard Canvey, the bluish-gray carcass appears to have scarring along its underside, with no clear indication of its cause of death.
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Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
The zone then funnels carcasses to the seafloor, and very little sediment movement at those depths means that the carcasses stay exposed to scavengers.
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Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 June 2026
So Louis and Paul left us to look at the carcass, while the packtrain continued on to the next camp.
—
Dolores Brown,
Outdoor Life,
17 June 2026
In images shared by HM Coastguard Canvey, the bluish-gray carcass appears to have scarring along its underside, with no clear indication of its cause of death.
—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
The zone then funnels carcasses to the seafloor, and very little sediment movement at those depths means that the carcasses stay exposed to scavengers.
—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carcass
corpse
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Watkins has been charged with a felony count of delivery of narcotics and a misdemeanor count of abuse of a corpse.
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The viruses trigger the same type of disease and are spread via the same methods — contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person, or the preparation of an infected corpse for traditional burials.
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“Carcass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carcass. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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