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 The victim's stepson Nikola Golem and his mother, Dragica Nemes, lived in the property with the corpse for months, the outlet stated. Becca Longmire, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025 That’s crazy to me: divine love shown to us through a disgusting and emaciated corpse hanging on a tool of execution. Mike Lowenberg, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 After killing him, loot his shield from his corpse. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025 Read more Nebraska warned of fires as alert issued for first time in months Inmate describes how execution days change prison Top ally advised Putin to replace Lenin's corpse with his own: report Newsweek has contacted sonicdrive-in for comment via Reddit. Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 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 21 Feb. 2025.

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