corpse

as in carcass
a dead body the startling discovery of a corpse required a call to the police

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Recent Examples of corpse They’re reanimated, pale, putrid corpses that are also seductive. Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2025 Henry's arrest comes about two weeks after a different man, Jack Baird, was arrested for abuse of a corpse that was related to Stagg's disappearance. Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2025 Another video showed how the miners were living among dozens of corpses. Kate Bartlett, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025 The images of Till’s mutilated corpse stayed in young Ali’s mind. Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for corpse 

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“Corpse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corpse. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.

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