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Recent Examples of coffin
N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
Yemeni military soldiers carry coffins during a funeral procession of Yemeni journalists killed in Israeli airstrikes on September 16, 2025 in Sana'a, Yemen.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 20 Sep. 2025
The interception at the end was the final nail in the coffin, but a roughing the punter penalty on the previous drive is what allowed the Bills to take the lead.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Jake’s dismissive, condescending tone with Roxie here is new and seems to mark the final nail in Jake’s coffin when, moments later, Detective Seung (Hettienne Park) shows up with news of Anna’s death.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
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Verb
His death sparked an outpouring of grief and anger from the highest levels of government, including Vance, who accompanied his coffin as Air Force Two transported his body home to Arizona, where Kirk lived with his wife and two children.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
Yemeni military soldiers carry coffins during a funeral procession of Yemeni journalists killed in Israeli airstrikes on September 16, 2025 in Sana'a, Yemen.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 20 Sep. 2025
The interception at the end was the final nail in the coffin, but a roughing the punter penalty on the previous drive is what allowed the Bills to take the lead.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Jake’s dismissive, condescending tone with Roxie here is new and seems to mark the final nail in Jake’s coffin when, moments later, Detective Seung (Hettienne Park) shows up with news of Anna’s death.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coffin
Noun
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The funeral was closed casket—an uncommon thing for Catholics back then—because my mother did not want people to see the work the undertakers had to do to stitch my father back together.—
Jon Michael Varese,
The Atlantic,
28 Sep. 2025
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The video for the song features HARDY singing while lying in a casket in the ground— imagery that isn’t entirely foreign to him.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In order to become proper Chinese third graders—to go all the way from Heaven to tomb—Natasha and Ariel needed to memorize a total of sixteen hundred characters.—
Peter Hessler,
The New Yorker,
26 June 2023
Verb
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The Mountain View Fire Protection District and Boulder County sheriff’s deputies responded when neighbors reported the fire, and the cult members extinguished the blaze by burying it with dirt.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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Paleontological excavations at this site have previously been fruitful, according to the study, with animals ranging from mollusks to iguanian lizards to dinosaur giants like titanosaurs discovered buried in the sediment.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Acutis was entombed in Assisi, where millions flocked to see him through glass, dressed in jeans, Nike sneakers and a sweatshirt.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
7 Sep. 2025
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The offcuts were entombed, encased in this diamond and preserved.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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However, the Oregon State Police Medical Examiner’s Office Human Identification Program learned the unidentified remains were likely interred at Mountain View Cemetery in Oregon City during a subsequent investigation.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
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Those interred came from a nearby reform facility.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Cadillac hearse that’s from the auction is part of local lore as well, Foley said.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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There was Ozzy’s hearse up front and the family in about five black SUVs following us.—
Steve Knopper,
Billboard,
30 July 2025
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“Coffin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coffin. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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