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Recent Examples of corpse
At the opening night gala, Heidi Klum showed up with a very long train, but minutes later, a man ran past me in the halls of the Palais with her dress in his arms like a corpse.
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Rachel Handler, Vulture, 24 May 2025
Yet without a corpse in sight, recluse Vesta becomes obsessed with solving the would-be murder.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 May 2025
Emmit Yarbrough, 58, pleaded guilty in March to arson, a Level 4 felony, and abuse of a corpse, a Level 6 felony.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Schneider has been charged with kidnapping leading to death, concealment of a corpse and endangering the integrity of the corpse, per The Telegraph; Caboubassy and Benrakia were charged with complicity.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 20 May 2025
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Rachel Handler, Vulture, 24 May 2025
Yet without a corpse in sight, recluse Vesta becomes obsessed with solving the would-be murder.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 May 2025
Emmit Yarbrough, 58, pleaded guilty in March to arson, a Level 4 felony, and abuse of a corpse, a Level 6 felony.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Schneider has been charged with kidnapping leading to death, concealment of a corpse and endangering the integrity of the corpse, per The Telegraph; Caboubassy and Benrakia were charged with complicity.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corpse
Noun
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FedEx typically prohibits the shipping of animal carcasses except in certain circumstances, which might include getting pre-approval.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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Cleaning up the Environment Vultures fulfill the vital role of consuming carrion, or the carcasses of dead animals.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
9 May 2025
Noun
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The police department called in cadaver dogs to search the canal, which led directly into the San Francisco bay.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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Sanders said a second search was conducted on April 8, in which two out of the three cadaver dogs indicated that human remains were likely present at the shed.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Corpse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corpse. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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