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a respectful but nonreligious interment in a private cemetery
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It likely was created in a later time period, and the pelvis of the remains, believed to be from a 35- to 45-year-old man, had been removed and replaced with interment jars, according to the study.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 20 May 2024
From the day of death until the interment of an associate justice of the Supreme Court, a secretary of an executive or military department, a former vice president or the governor of a state.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2024
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 20 May 2024
From the day of death until the interment of an associate justice of the Supreme Court, a secretary of an executive or military department, a former vice president or the governor of a state.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for interment
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“Interment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interment. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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interment
noun
in·ter·ment
in-ˈtər-mənt 
: burial
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