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

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Recent Examples of carcass Authorities found the carcass after speaking to witnesses and reviewing surveillance video, a spokesperson for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources told the outlet. Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 28 Jan. 2025 The ‘real’ Camille, meanwhile, has become an insensible, comatose carcass, although no one seems to notice. Damon Wise, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers received a tip Saturday that a man killed an alligator on Loop Road, cut off the tail and dumped the reptile’s carcass. David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025 The 15-foot carcass was covered in bite wounds and stripped of its internal organs, leaving locals and scientists with the same question: What on Earth could have killed it? Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for carcass

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“Carcass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carcass. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

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