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carcasses

noun

plural of carcass

as in corpses

a dead body the carcass of a squirrel that had been run over

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Recent Examples of carcasses The practice of cutting fins off live sharks and throwing the carcasses back into the sea is banned in much of the Pacific Ocean, but persists due to demand in East and Southeast Asia. — CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 Though researchers have observed evidence of humans hunting large megafauna in later periods, the discovery suggests that early humans processed elephant carcasses more systematically. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026 This spring, three blue whale carcasses washed up on the Newfoundland shore, spurring a panic about whale explosions. — Naomi Skwarna, hazlitt.net, 13 Aug. 2026 Two of them were killed, and their carcasses were abandoned and left to waste. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Aug. 2026 Crows and black kites have also been feeding on leftover rabbit food and carcasses, further shifting the ecosystem on the island. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 Managers were instructed to remove all roach carcasses and seal the bottoms of entryways to prevent more pests from entering. — Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 Public meetings were surrounded by people waving signs with photos of bloody bear carcasses. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026 Von Lyskowski and his workers sprayed some trees with nematodes, a parasitic worm that kills caterpillars and reproduces inside their carcasses. — Ben Crair, New Yorker, 31 July 2026

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corpses

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And just over a year after that, the Morgans landed back in the news after authorities found 56 decomposing corpses inside another one of their businesses, South Deering’s South Chicago Chapel.

— Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026
Gein murdered at least two women, as well as illegally exhumed and mutilated multiple corpses, in the 1940s and 1950s.

— Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

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