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as in funeral
the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place
the children wanted to give the dead bird a proper burial in the backyard
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as in tomb
a final resting place for a dead person
archaeologically significant artifacts, such as stone tools, have been discovered in Neanderthal burials
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Recent Examples of burial
Maliciously or willfully disturbing a funeral, memorial service, procession or burial ceremony.
Threatening, quarreling or challenging to fight someone, or fighting.
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 16 June 2025
The superior dead often had a few tricks up their burial sleeves.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 15 June 2025
And like the one uncovered nearly 70 years ago, this tumulus may have ties to Midas himself—and could revise our understanding of the kingdom’s ancient burial practices.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 June 2025
Arkansas has 854 soldiers, sailors and airmen missing in action in conflicts from World War II through the end of the Cold War -- people who saw battle, but haven't been identified and returned to their families for burial.
—Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 26 May 2025
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 16 June 2025
The superior dead often had a few tricks up their burial sleeves.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 15 June 2025
And like the one uncovered nearly 70 years ago, this tumulus may have ties to Midas himself—and could revise our understanding of the kingdom’s ancient burial practices.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 June 2025
Arkansas has 854 soldiers, sailors and airmen missing in action in conflicts from World War II through the end of the Cold War -- people who saw battle, but haven't been identified and returned to their families for burial.
—Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burial
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Jackson's family has since started a GoFundMe to raise money for funeral expenses and to support her children after the shooting.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
23 June 2025
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The 1939 funeral in East Baltimore of jazz drummer Chick Webb drew Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Cab Calloway, Gene Krupa and, The Sun reported, how many Baltimoreans? a. 500 b. 10,000 c. 3,000 d. 5,000 17.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
20 June 2025
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A lot of the postures in Kemetic yoga are based on postures from temples or tombs.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2025
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Several tombs of high-ranking Ancient Egyptian officials were recently uncovered by local archaeologists, shedding new light on a bygone civilization.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
5 June 2025
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An American flag is folded during the interment for World War II U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 May 2025
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Handlers in white gloves carried memorial vessels containing the skulls for interment.—
Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
31 May 2025
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Look at the man in the brown mackintosh standing at Paddy Dignam’s grave in Glasnevin Cemetery.—
Benjamin Hale
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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Brandt, whose research into Fifield stemmed from just a few sentences about her in a notebook on the Fifield family history from Brandt’s late father, laid two wreaths, one on Dr. Fifield’s grave and one for the entire family.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2025
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The surrounding historic cemetery is a place for quiet reflection.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
20 June 2025
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His experience in the cemetery that day has now become inextricably intertwined with his own burgeoning sexuality, just as his and Wilder’s sweat became one in the shirt that led to this moment.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
17 June 2025
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“Burial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burial. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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