corpse

noun

ˈkȯrps How to pronounce corpse (audio)
Definition of corpsenext
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 In addition to the manslaughter charge, Snelling pleaded guilty to charges of abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence and concealing the birth of an infant. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Despite this rainbow of white dwarfs, the team theorizes that white is still the most common color for these stellar corpses. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026 In three tracks—two tentpoles separated by an ambient interlude—the EP blatantly evokes a period in the mid-’90s when, across Europe, guys in corpse paint started playing around with Korg workstations. — Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026 An Italian woman whose son had died while fighting for ISIS travelled to the front lines to see his corpse, which was in a location where it could not be safely retrieved. — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for corpse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corpse
  1. carcass
  2. cadaver
  3. relics
Noun
  • When a whale dies and sinks to the ocean floor, its carcass provides sustenance for deep-sea organisms for centuries, triggering a shockwave of life.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Traditional surveys of carcasses along roadways have shown that crossings do reduce wildlife collisions.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of carcass
Noun
  • Several searches covering approximately 110 acres have been conducted around Terrapin Trail Garage, using drones, cadaver dogs and dozens of first responders, according to police.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Sheriff’s cadaver dogs, deputies with shovels and a backhoe were seen at work.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of cadaver
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
Definition of relics

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“Corpse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corpse. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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