a number of Boston's historic notables are entombed in the Old Granary Burying Ground
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The entrance of the cave was filled with concrete, entombing the body inside.—Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025 His body remains entombed there along with 18 other men who were sealed inside.—Margie Mason, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025 Although the city demolished the long-vacant behemoth from its modest skyline about nine months ago, its remains lie entombed where the building once stood, and temporarily block the beginning of a new chapter of Marysville history.—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025 Acutis was entombed in Assisi, where millions flocked to see him through glass, dressed in jeans, Nike sneakers and a sweatshirt.—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 7 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for entomb
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Middle English entoumben, from Middle French entomber, from en- + tombe tomb
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