1
: a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
2
: a collection of reference works and files of reference material in a newspaper or news periodical office
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Both Hackman and Arakawa’s bodies remain unclaimed at the morgue more than a month after their deaths, TMZ reported Thursday.
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
Officials at the hospital's morgue told NPR that 75 people died there overnight Wednesday and into Thursday, including entire families.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 20 Mar. 2025
Shortly after Duncan’s arrest, law enforcement and prosecutors would send the girl’s body to a morgue 120 miles to the east in Jackson, Mississippi, where West and Hayne were awaiting its arrival.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2025
Whatever that was, its direct opposite is happening in Palmer’s morgue, where Jimmy’s practicing shaking his groove thang to peppy pop for Victoria’s upcoming daddy/daughter dance.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2025
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
Officials at the hospital's morgue told NPR that 75 people died there overnight Wednesday and into Thursday, including entire families.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 20 Mar. 2025
Shortly after Duncan’s arrest, law enforcement and prosecutors would send the girl’s body to a morgue 120 miles to the east in Jackson, Mississippi, where West and Hayne were awaiting its arrival.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2025
Whatever that was, its direct opposite is happening in Palmer’s morgue, where Jimmy’s practicing shaking his groove thang to peppy pop for Victoria’s upcoming daddy/daughter dance.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for morgue
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“Morgue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/morgue. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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morgue
noun1
: a place where the bodies of the dead are kept temporarily until they are identified or released for burial
2
: a department of a newspaper where reference material is filed
Medical Definition
morgue
noun
: a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
Legal Definition
morgue
noun
: a place where the bodies of persons found dead are kept until identified and claimed by relatives or released for burial or autopsy
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