as in corpse
a dead body the carcass of a squirrel that had been run over

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Recent Examples of carcass Larger specimens must be served piecemeal, like the carcass of a feisty Cuban crocodile known as Fidel, obtained from the Bronx Zoo in 2005. Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 13 May 2025 The three carcasses were immediately taken to laboratories in Gainesville for necropsy and testing, along with DNA samples collected from physical evidence at the scene. Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2025 Bousman returned to helm this trilogy-capper, which does an admirable job closing the initial storyline, introducing new characters, and grossing us the hell out (ground-up pig carcass, anyone?). Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 10 May 2025 FedEx typically prohibits the shipping of animal carcasses except in certain circumstances, which might include getting pre-approval. Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for carcass
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corpse
Noun
  • However, a giant, grotesque monster burst through the door, toward the corpse.
    Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 11 June 2025
  • Over time, as the powder solidified and the corpses decomposed, mass graves in the form of random white hills became a fixture of this landscape.
    Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 10 June 2025

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“Carcass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carcass. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.

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