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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Born in Detroit in 1922 to a prosperous funeral home dynasty, Diggs was elected to Congress in 1954, becoming Michigan’s first Black representative.
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Ron Stodghill, Miami Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
That same year, an 82-year-old woman was found breathing at a New York funeral home after she was declared dead at a nursing home.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
Services such as funeral live streaming have been incorporated — an option that more than half of NFDA member funeral homes now offer.
—Paula Soria, AZCentral.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Why Luke Bryan adopted his nieces and nephew The morning of his sister's funeral, Bryan didn't want to go into the funeral home.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2025
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Ron Stodghill, Miami Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
That same year, an 82-year-old woman was found breathing at a New York funeral home after she was declared dead at a nursing home.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
Services such as funeral live streaming have been incorporated — an option that more than half of NFDA member funeral homes now offer.
—Paula Soria, AZCentral.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Why Luke Bryan adopted his nieces and nephew The morning of his sister's funeral, Bryan didn't want to go into the funeral home.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2025
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 5 Dec. 2025.
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