funeral home
noun
: an establishment with facilities for the preparation of the dead for burial or cremation, for the viewing of the body, and for funerals
called also funeral parlor
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The church has continued to hold services both online and at a local funeral home.
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Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Services will be at noon at the funeral home.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
As a result, Roth was quite literally surrounded by death while visiting sustainable funeral homes alongside Chandler — something very different from the bloody sets of Cabin Fever, the Hostel franchise and Ice Cream Man.
—Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
Hanson told a probation agent during the presentence investigation that he had been fixated on decapitation and was not sure why, but perhaps because of his work at the funeral home, the judge said.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 3 June 2026
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Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Services will be at noon at the funeral home.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
As a result, Roth was quite literally surrounded by death while visiting sustainable funeral homes alongside Chandler — something very different from the bloody sets of Cabin Fever, the Hostel franchise and Ice Cream Man.
—Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
Hanson told a probation agent during the presentence investigation that he had been fixated on decapitation and was not sure why, but perhaps because of his work at the funeral home, the judge said.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 3 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for funeral home
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“Funeral home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funeral%20home. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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