carrions

Definition of carrionsnext
plural of carrion

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Noun
  • At least 33 bodies — including children and dismembered remains stuffed in sacks — were unearthed from a mass grave in western Kenya on Thursday, raising questions about whether the corpses were secretly moved from a hospital morgue.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
  • During their reporting, the two came across reports of dozens of corpses turning up in the area around the time of Aujay’s disappearance.
    Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 21 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The bear sprawled across one of the carcasses, watching the wolves leave.
    Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026
  • From the decaying carcasses, a new swarm of bees springs forth, marking the success of the sacrifice.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • These are not the polished relics of admirals and officers but the everyday possessions of working men who fought and died aboard a burning warship.
    Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The sculpture has spent decades inside one of around 16,000 unopened storage containers alongside other rare, uncatalogued relics.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Carrions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carrions. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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