as in dissection
examination of a dead body especially to find out the cause of death
the autopsy revealed an advanced stage of cancer
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Recent Examples of autopsy
An autopsy determined that the child died from smothering and neck compression.
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Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
The coroner who performed JonBenét’s autopsy said the child died from suffocation in conjunction with forcible trauma to her skull.
—Jean Casarez, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
The Maryland Chief Examiner's Office confirmed Cooper's death to PEOPLE on Thursday, Jan. 23, pending an autopsy.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Flashback: In a post-2020 election autopsy, Trump's own pollster cited the president's handling of COVID as the leading cause of his defeat.
—Zachary Basu, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025
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Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
The coroner who performed JonBenét’s autopsy said the child died from suffocation in conjunction with forcible trauma to her skull.
—Jean Casarez, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
The Maryland Chief Examiner's Office confirmed Cooper's death to PEOPLE on Thursday, Jan. 23, pending an autopsy.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Flashback: In a post-2020 election autopsy, Trump's own pollster cited the president's handling of COVID as the leading cause of his defeat.
—Zachary Basu, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for autopsy
Noun
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Lee Chang-dong adopts a novella by Haruki Murakami into a riveting dissection of class and gender in modern Korea.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
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The first time anyone saw the whale in the flesh was in 2010, when a mother and calf were stranded in the Bay of Plenty on New Zealand’s North Island, but the carcasses weren’t suitable for dissection.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN,
10 Dec. 2024
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Beane remarked at his postmortem news conference Kincaid needs to get stronger to endure the NFL’s rigors.—
Tim Graham,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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The man died on Wednesday and the Sudan strain of Ebola was confirmed following postmortem tests, Atwine said.—
Rodney Muhumuza,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2025
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This discovery came after a necropsy was done on one of the dead javelinas.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacramento Bee,
29 Jan. 2025
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The immediate cause appeared to be a building collision, but a necropsy revealed that Flaco also had dangerously high levels of toxic rodenticides in his system.—
Emily Anthes,
New York Times,
25 Dec. 2024
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“Autopsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autopsy. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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