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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Over the weekend, CNN and other media posted a video of mourners carrying the body of a protester into the Paradise of Zahra for burial.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2026 -
The burial will be at Center Cemetery, D2 Dividend Road in Rocky Hill, immediately following the funeral mass.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
12 Jan. 2026
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All the victims were outside of the church and attending a funeral, according to local law enforcement authorities.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Rio Giancarlo/The Deseret News via AP In a statement, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints confirmed that the shooting occurred outside a church building while a funeral service was being held inside.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Flags will remain lowered until Ryan's interment.—
News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Dec. 2025
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The flag is flown at half-staff from the day of death until interment of a former vice president, according to the Flag Code.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
17 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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 17 Jan. 2026.
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