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Recent Examples of inhume In the touring production presented by Broadway in Boston and inhumed at the Citizens Bank Opera House through May 14, the life we’re given gets all the bells and whistles, not to mention props and wisecracks. James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2023 Rather than inhume Bubbles and Freddy, Papdale students opted for a funeral at sea. Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 3 Mar. 2017 Rather than inhume Bubbles and Freddy, Papdale students opted for a funeral at sea. Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 3 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhume
Verb
  • Like yesterday, and the days before, she is interred in the ground up to her waist, the afterthought of some unnamed apocalypse.
    Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
  • The remains were interred in 1948 at the Normandy American Cemetery.
    Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 26 May 2025
Verb
  • Where power lines are buried, flooding can also cause issues.
    Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025
  • Meanwhile, every attempt to create ethical walls and accountability at PURA have been quietly buried by those who benefit from the dysfunction.
    Timothy M. Herbst, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2025

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“Inhume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhume. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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