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carcass

noun

ˈkär-kəs

Definition of carcass

as in corpse

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

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Recent Examples of carcass On Tuesday, state and federal wildlife officials killed an adult sow grizzly that was feeding on a cow carcass about 3 miles from the site of the attack. — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 23 Sep. 2026 Humans should not touch or approach a dead or sick deer, and household animals should be kept away from carcasses, the center advises. — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 The hook in one panel evokes Chaïm Soutine, who painted slaughterhouses while keeping kosher, fascinated and horrified by the carnival of carcasses that to others had been normalized. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Because Delta Lake sits in a remote area, wildlife staff tranquilized the bear with a dart and euthanized it at the scene, then flew its carcass out of the backcountry the following morning. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for carcass

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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
They have both been charged with tampering with or fabricating evidence and abuse of a corpse, according to court records.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

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