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cadaver

[kuh-dav-er] / kəˈdæv ər /
NOUN
dead body
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
body stiff the deceased the remains
Antonyms
WEAK


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Despite its elaborate conceit, “Godfall” turns out to be a solid police-procedural rooted in a sensitive depiction of small-town life turned upside-down by a cosmic cadaver.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Searches from the air by helicopter and on the ground with a cadaver dog were unsuccessful, and it was feared the remains might not be recovered until the spring thaw.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

The family, alongside a volunteer team using cadaver detection dogs, has recently been searching an "area of interest" they hoped would be a breakthrough in the case.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

Several generations may occur in the insect's cadaver until the juvenile worms emerge into the environment to infect other insects with bacteria.

From Science Daily • Oct. 15, 2025

And if you could make a study of the dead, Stevens thought from time to time, you could make a study of the living, and make them testify as no cadaver could.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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