relics

plural of relic
as in corpse
a dead body though it is believed that missionary died in New Guinea, his relics have never been found

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corpse
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  • Aides played a propaganda video, and Trump held up a photograph of body bags which, according to Reuters, actually showed aid workers burying corpses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 1 June 2025
  • When a young family member takes over the business, ethics go out the window as corpses are defiled, organs are sold, gold teeth are pulled, and people are maybe even murdered.
    K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 30 May 2025
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“Relics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relics. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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