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Synonyms
bones, cadaver, carcass, corpus, corse [archaic], relics, remains, stiff
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Joseph Oberhansley, 38, was charged with murder, burglary, abuse of a corpse and rape in 2014 after 46-year-old Tammy Jo Blanton was found dead in her Jeffersonville, Indiana, home. — Kala Kachmar, USA TODAY, "As cannibalism trial begins in Indiana, here's what to know about the murder case," 21 Aug. 2019 His mother insisted on an open-casket funeral in Chicago, letting people see her son’s mutilated corpse and electrifying public opinion. — Jeff Amy, chicagotribune.com, "Ole Miss students face possible civil rights investigation after posing with guns at vandalized Emmett Till memorial," 26 July 2019 His mother insisted on an open-casket funeral in Chicago, letting people see her son’s mutilated corpse and electrifying public opinion. — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland.com, "Ole Miss fraternity suspends 3 members shown posing with guns in front of Emmett Till sign," 26 July 2019 Compared side by side, the old Oasis now looks washed out, with a sickly grey backdrop for the text at lower brightnesses and a corpse-like white at higher ones. — Chaim Gartenberg, The Verge, "Amazon Kindle Oasis 2019 review: getting warmer," 24 July 2019 Sommerville is already jailed on multiple charges — abuse of a corpse, attempting to elude and more — in Pickens County. — Ashley Remkus | Aremkus@al.com, al.com, "Man charged with killing estranged wife, 74-year-old man in north Alabama," 22 July 2019 In exchange, she was sentenced to five years in state prison for the manslaughter charge and 400 days for abusing a corpse, the Ellis County district attorney's office said. — Dallas News, "Student who left newborn to die in trash can at Texas dorm gets 5 years in prison," 10 July 2019 Daniel James Burda, 36, was arrested Friday and has been charged with second-degree manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, abuse of a corpse, criminal mistreatment and identity theft, according to Oregon State Police. — Christina Maxouris, CNN, "A man is arrested in the death of Mouseketeer Dennis Day," 7 July 2019 Detectives swarmed the park looking for evidence, setting up a crime scene tent with yellow tape -- only to discover the blue-skinned corpse was just a doll. — Fox News, "'Dead infant' found outside New York City park turns out to be life-like doll," 19 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'corpse.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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