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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Hospitals will reach capacity, morgues will overflow, cars will overheat, roads will melt, train tracks will swell and warp.
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Zoya Teirstein, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2024
The documentary also reveals what happened after his death was reported, including how apparently no one attempted to claim his body from the Florida morgue.
—Njera Perkins, Peoplemag, 26 July 2024
What his father saw at the morgue that day seemed to bear the doctors’ theory to be true, Venecca said, and that her son died happy and excited to be with friends and to see his brother.
—Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 14 July 2024
The country is indeed free from the waves of mass death that once overwhelmed hospitals and morgues, as well as policies restricting how Americans had fun and went to school and work.
—Fenit Nirappil, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
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Zoya Teirstein, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2024
The documentary also reveals what happened after his death was reported, including how apparently no one attempted to claim his body from the Florida morgue.
—Njera Perkins, Peoplemag, 26 July 2024
What his father saw at the morgue that day seemed to bear the doctors’ theory to be true, Venecca said, and that her son died happy and excited to be with friends and to see his brother.
—Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 14 July 2024
The country is indeed free from the waves of mass death that once overwhelmed hospitals and morgues, as well as policies restricting how Americans had fun and went to school and work.
—Fenit Nirappil, Washington Post, 3 July 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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