as in grave
a final resting place for a dead person
explored the historic graveyard and saw tombs that dated back two centuries
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as in to bury
to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea
Forest Lawn is where many of Tinseltown's immortals are tombed for all eternity
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Regina Kim, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
According to the museum, remnants of linen still attached to the bronze bed were found by researchers to match similar fabrics, wood, and bronze materials preserved within the tomb site, which was uncovered by Turkish archaeologists.
—Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2024
Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
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These four mythological creatures were introduced to Korea during the Three Kingdoms period and were depicted in Goguryeo tomb paintings as symbols of the afterlife and, later, as tomb guardians.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
According to the museum, remnants of linen still attached to the bronze bed were found by researchers to match similar fabrics, wood, and bronze materials preserved within the tomb site, which was uncovered by Turkish archaeologists.
—Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2024
Verb
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
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Intriguingly, archaeologists have also identified several ship-style graves at the burial ground.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Gein admitted to robbing the graves of middle-aged women who resembled his mother, having begun the habit after her death in 1945.Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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The leaders' decision to bury the hatchet, at least for now, with Perry (R-Pa.) signals Johnson and his team are prioritizing keeping their narrow majority — even if that means reelecting people who regularly go against them.Juliegrace Brufke, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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Many of those missing are buried in clandestine graves all across the country.Geraldine Castro, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
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Are bocce players on the long court bowling over burial sites?Christina Ray Stanton, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
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His mother continues to be awed by the devotion of her son’s fans, who continue to visit his burial site in Los Angeles.Denise Petski, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
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Payne’s funeral will reportedly be held in St Paul’s Cathedral in Wolverhampton, where he will be interred.Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2024
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The bones excavated at the site were returned to King William Island in 1994 and interred in a memorial cairn.Katie Hunt, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
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Spring Grove Cemetery in Spring Grove Village is one of the most historic cemeteries in the United States.David Wysong, The Enquirer, 29 Oct. 2024
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After the service, Sweeney takes the casket or urn to the cemetery for burial.Mike Winters,Gene Kim, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2024
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The Enclave, Buick’s large, three-row crossover, has been redesigned for 2018, allowing the automaker to finally place its predecessor in a sepulchre and seal the entrance.Al Haas, Philly.com, 28 June 2018
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The Garden Tomb, is believed by many to be the garden and sepulchre of Joseph of Arimathea, and therefore a possible site of the resurrection of Jesus.Joe Yudin, Town & Country, 5 Oct. 2016
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“Tomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tomb. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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