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Recent Examples of corpse
Barlett pleaded guilty to abandonment of a corpse in Jackson County court on April 10, according to a plea document.
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
The plots of these shows usually center on a murder, which occurs not so much to end a human life as to inconvenience our star, who must postpone a brunch or a media event to conceal an inconvenient corpse.
—Libby Gelman-Waxner, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2026
Husband and wife, Charlie (Jack Reynor) and Larissa (Laia Costa), then take it upon themselves to reverse Katie’s corpse-like appearance and figure out what actually happened to her.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026
Marcelin was arrested the following day and charged with concealment of a human corpse after Leyden's head was allegedly found in his apartment.
—Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
The plots of these shows usually center on a murder, which occurs not so much to end a human life as to inconvenience our star, who must postpone a brunch or a media event to conceal an inconvenient corpse.
—Libby Gelman-Waxner, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2026
Husband and wife, Charlie (Jack Reynor) and Larissa (Laia Costa), then take it upon themselves to reverse Katie’s corpse-like appearance and figure out what actually happened to her.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026
Marcelin was arrested the following day and charged with concealment of a human corpse after Leyden's head was allegedly found in his apartment.
—Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corpse
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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
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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
Noun
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Over the next two days, officers and personnel from the medical examiner’s office conducted an extensive search, canvassing the area with cadaver dogs, which identified the possible presence of additional remains near a drainage pipe.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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During a subsequent canvass of the area, cadaver dogs alerted to a nearby drainage pipe, indicating possible human remains, according to officials.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
23 Apr. 2026
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As the construction site lies between the city hall, which dates back to the Middle Ages, and the town’s medieval defenses, archaeologists expected to uncover historical relics.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
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The hotel is preserving relics from his time across the fort.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Corpse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corpse. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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