as in burial
a final resting place for a dead person
explored the historic graveyard and saw tombs that dated back two centuries
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as in to bury
to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea
Forest Lawn is where many of Tinseltown's immortals are tombed for all eternity
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Recent Examples of tomb
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
There are two dogs, for example, in Bartholomeus van Bassen’s painting of an imagined church interior with the tomb of William the Silent (pictured above, 1620).
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Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
Highlights include the Pyramid of Djoser or Step Pyramid—the world’s oldest pyramid—and the Mastaba of Ti tomb.
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Nada El Sawy,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Nov. 2023
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Before Wednesday's service, Pope Leo lit a candle and prayed at the tomb of Gaudí in the basilica's crypt.
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Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
There are two dogs, for example, in Bartholomeus van Bassen’s painting of an imagined church interior with the tomb of William the Silent (pictured above, 1620).
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Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
Verb
The bed resists public-facing things, hence its charge as a womb to tomb motif.
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Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
Highlights include the Pyramid of Djoser or Step Pyramid—the world’s oldest pyramid—and the Mastaba of Ti tomb.
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Nada El Sawy,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tomb
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The impersonal nature of safe burial practices and the severity of the epidemic were evident Friday as only healthcare workers in protective gear were allowed to handle the coffin and the burial.
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At the epicenter in Congo's eastern Ituri province where burials have become routine, including of babies.
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Despite the lack of goals, the game was exciting with end-to-end runs and missed chances that left fans of both teams groaning and burying their heads in their hands.
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After receiving a pass in the right side of the box, Dembélé very patiently made his way to his left before burying yet another left-footed strike into the goal.
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The area, located in Kershaw County, South Carolina, is filled with shallow, unmarked graves, the FHD team said.
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These included speaking into the wind while facing in the direction of the city the two lived in together; or harvesting and boiling bamboo shoots to offer to their grave.
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Once a donated cadaver can no longer be used by UCSD, the remains are cremated and scattered or interred in a manner consistent with state law, the university says.
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The Gestapo arrested Mahrer in 1942 and interred him at the notoriously cruel Theresienstadt ghetto in Czechoslovakia.
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Doherty's father, uncle, cousin and other family members are buried at the cemetery in Newton, Massachusetts.
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The goal was to share information on the cemetery’s history, provide updates on preservation and legal efforts, and recruit volunteers.
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The Enclave, Buick’s large, three-row crossover, has been redesigned for 2018, allowing the automaker to finally place its predecessor in a sepulchre and seal the entrance.
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The Garden Tomb, is believed by many to be the garden and sepulchre of Joseph of Arimathea, and therefore a possible site of the resurrection of Jesus.
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“Tomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tomb. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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