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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mummies
Noun
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In one of the most chilling images of the massacre, dozens of corpses executed by the police were lined up on the ground in a public square.—
Evandro Cruz Silva,
The Dial,
10 Feb. 2026 -
Like Victor Frankenstein, who diligently selects body parts from corpses to stitch together his humanoid creation, the Mexican director carefully assembled his troupe of movie magicians.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Inside the Normal School capsule were relics related to the 1881 assassination of President Garfield, along with the 1881 Los Angeles population count, at 11,183.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Those army-green relics are postcard-perfect by anyone's standard.—
Sophie Morgan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
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Currently, students practicing complex surgeries rely on cadavers, which are expensive, difficult to source, and ethically complex.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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More than 300 students would pack this theater to watch professors dissect human cadavers – mostly bodies of criminals from another town.—
Rick Steves,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
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The conservancy's plan to shoot the deer from the air, using helicopters, was shut down in 2024 after residents voiced concerns of bullets raining down and rotting deer carcasses that would be left behind.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
2 Feb. 2026
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The agency said necropsies were completed and the horse carcasses were buried.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Yet its polarizing effect may be the key to its magnetism; even those who dislike it have certainly absorbed some of its fragrant dolorousness into their bones.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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Bone Broth Bone broth is made by simmering roasted bones, such as beef, chicken, turkey, or pork, with or without their meat, in water for many hours.—
Angela Ryan Lee,
Verywell Health,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Mummies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mummies. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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