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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old news stories found in a newspaper morgue
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The medical team wheels the body out of the cabin under a curtain on a room service trolley so as not to disturb the passengers, then uses the flower shop walk-in freezer as a morgue.
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
One of the posts circulating online says the hospital serving as a morgue is Biltmore Hospital, but there is no hospital operating under that name in the Asheville area.
—Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Aubrey Plaza’s Rio Vidal, aka Lady Death still had a major role to play in the final two episodes as Agatha (Kathryn Hahn), Billy (Joe Locke) and Jen (Sasheer Zamata) made their way to the final trial, set in a morgue, before veering off the road completely.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
It was discovered that Fuller had been using his access card at the hospital to sneak into the morgue, which did not have CCTV out of respect for the victims inside, according to Sky News.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
One of the posts circulating online says the hospital serving as a morgue is Biltmore Hospital, but there is no hospital operating under that name in the Asheville area.
—Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Aubrey Plaza’s Rio Vidal, aka Lady Death still had a major role to play in the final two episodes as Agatha (Kathryn Hahn), Billy (Joe Locke) and Jen (Sasheer Zamata) made their way to the final trial, set in a morgue, before veering off the road completely.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
It was discovered that Fuller had been using his access card at the hospital to sneak into the morgue, which did not have CCTV out of respect for the victims inside, according to Sky News.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Morgue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/morgue. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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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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