mummy

noun

Definition of mummynext
as in corpse

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Recent Examples of mummy Discovery tales → Scientists found new clues inside the remains of a 5,300-year-old mummy. — Staff, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026 Tune in to this week’s episode to learn more about this yummy mummy! — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 17 June 2026 Though the mummy shows no signs of damage, this discovery raises concerns about its future safety and conservation. — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 8 June 2026 Life, uh, finds a way Sarhan and his colleagues also found traces of a soil bacterium called Pseudomonas, which has probably also been with Ötzi at least since death, in nearly all of the samples from the mummy, as well as the soil taken from near his body on the glacier. — ArsTechnica, 6 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for mummy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mummy
  1. corpse
  2. relics
  3. carcass
  4. cadaver
  5. corpus
Noun
  • Another 11 roach corpses were between cooling units and shelves.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Dominique Bailey and Kevin Spencer were found guilty of third-degree murder, conspiracy, abuse of corpse and related charges, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said Tuesday.
    — Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of corpse
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  • Behind the reception desk, a wall of 109 wooden pigeonholes doubles as an art installation, with some compartments displaying replicas of the property's original room keys and others filled with nautical relics reflecting Naples's coastal allure.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
  • When it was closed down in 1539, its treasures, books and relics were seized and its lands and buildings sold off, some to local nobles and gentry, some to the town authorities of Bury.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of relics
Noun
  • Scores of the calf carcasses have been washing ashore around Peninsula Valdes, a major breeding ground for southern right whales in Argentina’s Chubut province.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • For instance, the Department of Natural Resources submitted a rule for legislative approval that sets up containment areas and disposes of carcasses for diseased animals.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of carcass
Noun
  • Sheriff’s cadaver dogs, deputies with shovels and a backhoe were seen at work.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The criminal complaint alleges that two separate cadaver dogs alerted to the scent of human remains at Baier’s property on Cork Street Road in Ripon in late 2023, WBAY reported.
    — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of cadaver
Noun
  • Immigration attorney Morella Aguado, who is not involved in Cervelo's case, told CBS News Miami that a habeas corpus petition allows someone in immigration detention to challenge the legality of their detention in federal court.
    — Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • However, in response to student queries, WHEEP-3 began to generate not only expected answers based on the training corpus, but also original statements that appeared to offer fresh insights.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of corpus

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