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Recent Examples of carcasses
Almost a dozen goat carcasses lie nearby.
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ABC News, 13 May 2026
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
In no time more than a dozen dragons were lunging up at the carcasses, tearing off chunks and lashing out at competing toothy mouths around them.
—Craig Stanford, Big Think, 7 May 2026
Anacapa Island, for instance, has no services aside from some primitive campsites, a lighthouse and limited hiking options, but is also a major seabird rookery from April to August, which translates to lots of bird poop, noise, bird carcasses and territorial bird behavior.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2026
New York has implemented a strict policy that no deer carcasses can be brought into the state, despite whether it was shot in a chronic wasting disease positive state or not.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
The hunters turn up that night at her camping site overlooking a steep gorge and river, their van loaded with bleeding roo carcasses.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
Overhead, vultures, crows and gulls swarmed, feeding on carcasses and insects and other waste.
—CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
In 2015, divers sent her these photos of smaller shark carcasses on the sea floor with mysterious incisions in them.
—Michael H Gavshon, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 13 May 2026
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
In no time more than a dozen dragons were lunging up at the carcasses, tearing off chunks and lashing out at competing toothy mouths around them.
—Craig Stanford, Big Think, 7 May 2026
Anacapa Island, for instance, has no services aside from some primitive campsites, a lighthouse and limited hiking options, but is also a major seabird rookery from April to August, which translates to lots of bird poop, noise, bird carcasses and territorial bird behavior.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2026
New York has implemented a strict policy that no deer carcasses can be brought into the state, despite whether it was shot in a chronic wasting disease positive state or not.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
The hunters turn up that night at her camping site overlooking a steep gorge and river, their van loaded with bleeding roo carcasses.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
Overhead, vultures, crows and gulls swarmed, feeding on carcasses and insects and other waste.
—CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
In 2015, divers sent her these photos of smaller shark carcasses on the sea floor with mysterious incisions in them.
—Michael H Gavshon, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carcasses
corpses
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
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“Carcasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carcasses. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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