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as in funeral
the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place
the children wanted to give the dead bird a proper burial in the backyard
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as in tomb
a final resting place for a dead person
archaeologically significant artifacts, such as stone tools, have been discovered in Neanderthal burials
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Recent Examples of burial
His burial was notable for being one of three entirely intact royal burials known from ancient Egypt.
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Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
Despite the national attention the incident received, the family has been left to scramble to find the money to pay for his burial on Saturday.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Kolvet declined to comment on burial plans for Kirk.
—Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 18 Sep. 2025
But several years after his burial, his body was reinterred to lie beside Psusennes I, one of the most powerful kings of the period.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
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Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
Despite the national attention the incident received, the family has been left to scramble to find the money to pay for his burial on Saturday.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Kolvet declined to comment on burial plans for Kirk.
—Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 18 Sep. 2025
But several years after his burial, his body was reinterred to lie beside Psusennes I, one of the most powerful kings of the period.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burial
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Through this lens, the child bears witness to the highs and lows of the Civil Rights era, appearing at the funeral of Medgar Evers, alongside the Freedom Riders, and even in moments echoing Cooke’s own circle, such as the famous night in Miami with Malcolm X, Jim Brown, and Muhammad Ali.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
24 Sep. 2025
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New York Mets broadcaster Gary Cohen criticized Chicago Cubs player Matt Shaw for missing one of the team's games this past weekend to attend Charlie Kirk's funeral.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Archaeologists in southern Spain have uncovered one of Andalusia’s most monumental and best-preserved prehistoric dolmens, or tombs.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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Searching for Cleopatra’s tomb The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said last December in a social media post that Martínez and her team also made new discoveries beneath the southern wall of the Taposiris Magna’s outer enclosure.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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The government has placed DJI on this list due to its alleged role in the persecution of China's Uyghur ethnic minority, a group that is reportedly restricted to interment camps, strictly monitored, and forced to perform labor.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 Sep. 2025
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Other officials, such as Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, Cabinet Secretaries and former Vice Presidents may have the flag flown at half-staff from the day of their death until their interment.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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With Charlie Hunnam in the leading role, season 3 will dive into the haunting story of the notorious 1950s murderer who not only took multiple lives but also exhumed graves to create household and clothing items from human remains.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
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She was buried in an unmarked grave.—
Nicole Flattery,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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And so, with no water left at the surface, major subduction zones would grind to a halt, preventing the entombment of carbon dioxide.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Help came in the form of a shy, 15-year-old named Justin Vannelli who, on the third day of her entombment, was picking up trash along the interstate.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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The season comes with a dedicated look book shot in the monumental cemetery of Bologna, its architectural grandeur countered by the modernity and Gen Z-fluency of the clothes.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
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Service Corp International The cemetery company is extremely well positioned based on a meeting with management, analyst Joanna Gajuk wrote.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
21 Sep. 2025
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Researchers say the burying of the hoard is not a mystery, but why the community never came back for their treasured items is another thing entirely.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Burial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burial. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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