reburial
noun
re·buri·al
(ˌ)rē-ˈber-ē-əl 
-ˈbe-rē-,
also -ˈbər-ē-
plural reburials
: the act or an instance of burying something for a second or subsequent time
Intact bones and fragments were secured and now await reburial at the site or nearby.—
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Biggs played a leading role in the creation of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery, assisting with the reburial of more than 3,000 bodies.
—Kellie B. Gormly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Feb. 2024
In 1961, the bodies were exhumed and sent to mainland Europe for reburial.
—Rebecca Panovka, Harper's Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
Unlike the excavation the previous day, the reburial was a major family affair.
—Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
Dexter Wade was exhumed from a grave that bore only a number, for a formal funeral and reburial.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2023
It is considered an auspicious time for destabilizing life changes — moves, renovations, reburials.
—Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
Now, Native Americans whose ancestors’ remains ended up held for study in sterile, nondescript boxes on shelves in educational facilities or displayed in cultural locales hope a new Illinois law will speed their recovery for proper reburial in their homeland.
—John O’Connor and Melissa Perez Winder, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2023
The remains will be placed into new wooden boxes, as specified by the Historical Commission, for reburial.
—Joseph D. Bryant | Jbryant@al.com, al, 21 Aug. 2023
Previous policies at the Illinois State Museum, which holds the remains of at least 7,000 ancestors, favored the scientific study of remains over their return to tribes for reburial.
—Logan Jaffe, ProPublica, 5 Aug. 2023
Kellie B. Gormly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Feb. 2024
In 1961, the bodies were exhumed and sent to mainland Europe for reburial.
—Rebecca Panovka, Harper's Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
Unlike the excavation the previous day, the reburial was a major family affair.
—Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
Dexter Wade was exhumed from a grave that bore only a number, for a formal funeral and reburial.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2023
It is considered an auspicious time for destabilizing life changes — moves, renovations, reburials.
—Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
Now, Native Americans whose ancestors’ remains ended up held for study in sterile, nondescript boxes on shelves in educational facilities or displayed in cultural locales hope a new Illinois law will speed their recovery for proper reburial in their homeland.
—John O’Connor and Melissa Perez Winder, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2023
The remains will be placed into new wooden boxes, as specified by the Historical Commission, for reburial.
—Joseph D. Bryant | Jbryant@al.com, al, 21 Aug. 2023
Previous policies at the Illinois State Museum, which holds the remains of at least 7,000 ancestors, favored the scientific study of remains over their return to tribes for reburial.
—Logan Jaffe, ProPublica, 5 Aug. 2023
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“Reburial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reburial. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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