as in burial
usually obsequies plural
the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place
the murder victim's father was the chief mourner at the obsequies
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Noun
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Though her burial exemplified nothing extraordinary, as a woman with no status, the surgery demonstrates that the Pazyryk took care to tend to the sick and injured in their society, regardless of their station, Gizmodo reported.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026 -
Her body was sent to Iraq for burial, and a Muslim group in Poland buried her baby.—
Elizabeth Flock,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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An online fundraising page to cover Avtar’s funeral expenses and help support his widow and children has drawn several hundred thousand dollars in donations.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Trump spoke at Charlie Kirk’s funeral.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
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This photo gallery documents the morning’s tribute in Lake Worth, from the motorcycle escort to the formal interment of heroes who served in World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.—
Joe Cavaretta,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
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The interment will follow at the Emanuel Synagogue Cemetery at 1361 Berlin Turnpike in Wethersfield.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
25 Feb. 2026
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According to Purina, a common quirky habit many dog owners notice is food-burying.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Dec. 2025
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Greenlawn was a collection of four cemeteries — the old burying ground, new burying ground or Union cemetery, Peck's Ground and Greenlawn.—
Alexandria Burris,
IndyStar,
14 Nov. 2025
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“Obsequy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsequy. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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