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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
The tours depart from Évora, and visit both sites, as well as the Anta Grande do Zambujeiro, an ancient burial chamber.
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Anna Mazurek, AFAR Media, 26 Sep. 2025
My father, in his last days, had started dictating wishes for his burial and the wake.
—Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Near the burial, archaeologists also found Roman pottery kilns that showed the domestic and industrious side of Roman Leicester, according to the release.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
According to the customs website, passengers traveling with remains meant for burial or cremation are required to bring death certificates.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 21 Sep. 2025
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Anna Mazurek, AFAR Media, 26 Sep. 2025
My father, in his last days, had started dictating wishes for his burial and the wake.
—Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Near the burial, archaeologists also found Roman pottery kilns that showed the domestic and industrious side of Roman Leicester, according to the release.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
According to the customs website, passengers traveling with remains meant for burial or cremation are required to bring death certificates.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 21 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burial
Noun
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Funds will go toward funeral expenses and to support his wife.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The song has been reprised several times for different charitable causes over the years, and in 2009, versions of the song were performed at Jackson's funeral.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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Archaeologists in southern Spain have uncovered one of Andalusia’s most monumental and best-preserved prehistoric dolmens, or tombs.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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Searching for Cleopatra’s tomb The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said last December in a social media post that Martínez and her team also made new discoveries beneath the southern wall of the Taposiris Magna’s outer enclosure.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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An interment will be held at Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
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From the day of death until the interment of an associate justice of the Supreme Court, a secretary of an executive or military department, a former vice president or the governor of a state.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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An arrest has been made three years after a man’s remains were found buried in a shallow grave, Colorado deputies say.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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His gravelly croak sounds melodic but grave.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
29 Sep. 2025
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And so, with no water left at the surface, major subduction zones would grind to a halt, preventing the entombment of carbon dioxide.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Help came in the form of a shy, 15-year-old named Justin Vannelli who, on the third day of her entombment, was picking up trash along the interstate.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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The unidentified motorist’s failure to put her car in park sent the SUV rolling into Pratt Pond next to the cemetery in Upton, police said.—
Boston Herald staff,
Boston Herald,
29 Sep. 2025
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Their relationship has become symbiotic, and their lives intertwined with the cemetery where both live in employee housing.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
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Researchers say the burying of the hoard is not a mystery, but why the community never came back for their treasured items is another thing entirely.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Burial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burial. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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