corpora

Definition of corporanext
plural of corpus
1
as in outputs
the complete works of an author Jane Austen's corpus is modest in number but magnificent in achievement

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as in corpses
a dead body international conventions requiring that the corpus of the enemy combatant be treated with respect and dignity

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Noun
  • And while 388 hp might sound a bit underwhelming as quadruple-digit outputs become more commonplace, the Carrera T’s straight-line performance is more than sufficient in any real-world context.
    — Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Then, use these references to evaluate the model’s live outputs and plan further improvements.
    — Klaudia Zaika, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • In that out-of-use cooler, two living roaches rather ghoulishly hung around the 17 roach corpses.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The sheer number of corpses meant that traditional burial ceremonies were forgotten for a time, and mass unmarked grave sites were used outside the city walls.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Traditional surveys of carcasses along roadways have shown that crossings do reduce wildlife collisions.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Scores of the calf carcasses have been washing ashore around Peninsula Valdes, a major breeding ground for southern right whales in Argentina’s Chubut province.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Among the relics of its decline is a hulking complex of rusted pipes, towers and conveyor belts in Delano, just five miles north of the McFarland chipping yard.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The landscape flowed in ridges and mountains of faded yellow and whisper pink, where welwitschia–large, low-lying plants that live to be hundreds of years old–sprawled like relics from a Dune film set.
    — Samantha Falewée, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
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“Corpora.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corpora. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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