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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Noah Tobin, a Navy special warfare boat operator from Valley Center who died in a parachute training accident in Porterville last week, was taken to an Escondido funeral home Monday by a motorcade that covered about 270 miles.
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
Meanwhile, parents of children who were campers at Camp Mystic arrived at a funeral home nearby to learn what bodies had been recovered.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 7 July 2025
Worrell made a down payment of $3,000, and the funeral home agreed to complete sanitary care and dress the body, per the lawsuit.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 2 July 2025
Fireworks can’t be discharged within 600 feet of a church, hospital, funeral home, public or private school or within 200 feet of where fireworks are stored, sold or offered for sale.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
Meanwhile, parents of children who were campers at Camp Mystic arrived at a funeral home nearby to learn what bodies had been recovered.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 7 July 2025
Worrell made a down payment of $3,000, and the funeral home agreed to complete sanitary care and dress the body, per the lawsuit.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 2 July 2025
Fireworks can’t be discharged within 600 feet of a church, hospital, funeral home, public or private school or within 200 feet of where fireworks are stored, sold or offered for sale.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 2 July 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 19 Jul. 2025.
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