a number of Boston's historic notables are entombed in the Old Granary Burying Ground
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Footage of the pope's funeral Pope Francis' coffin has been entombed.—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025 Stopped right there and buried partially under hundreds of pounds of ice; entombed.—Maya Silver, Outside Online, 20 Apr. 2025 Today, the base lies entombed beneath at least 100 feet of ice.—Isabel Van Brugen
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025 Following the service, Francis’ coffin was transported in the white popemobile over the River Tiber to be entombed in Rome’s Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore.—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for entomb
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Etymology
Middle English entoumben, from Middle French entomber, from en- + tombe tomb
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