1
as in to inter
to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea
he died on Tuesday and was buried on Friday
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2
as in to conceal
to put into a hiding place
buried his face in his hands as his wife recounted the embarrassing incident
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3
as in to overcome
to defeat by a large margin
if we don't work harder, the other softball team will bury us
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Recent Examples of bury
He was buried in a historic cemetery in Guthrie, Okla. — under a two-foot layer of concrete, lest anyone be tempted to take him on tour again.
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Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
In court filings challenging a permit issued in Michigan, Bay Mills Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Paula Carrick explained that such items are often buried with the deceased for their journey in the afterlife.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
Too often, retention is buried in dashboards and quarterly reports.
—David Goldstein, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
In a recent public hearing, Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff confirmed that 15 livestock losses formed the basis of a large compensation claim, but didn’t clarify how many occurred before the producer implemented basic deterrents, like burying an open carcass pit.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 3 July 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
In court filings challenging a permit issued in Michigan, Bay Mills Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Paula Carrick explained that such items are often buried with the deceased for their journey in the afterlife.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
Too often, retention is buried in dashboards and quarterly reports.
—David Goldstein, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
In a recent public hearing, Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff confirmed that 15 livestock losses formed the basis of a large compensation claim, but didn’t clarify how many occurred before the producer implemented basic deterrents, like burying an open carcass pit.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bury
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Francis is the first pope in over a century not to be interred at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Like yesterday, and the days before, she is interred in the ground up to her waist, the afterthought of some unnamed apocalypse.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
22 June 2025
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Iconic pin-up Jayne Mansfield has an affair in the midst of her separation from Mr. Universe Mickey Hargitay and conceals it from the world, returning to Hargitay, who welcomes the baby as his own and continues to raise when Mansfield tragically dies in a car accident at only 34 years old.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
26 June 2025
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In France’s top division, Ligue 1, two high profile players were recently given bans for concealing the anti-homophobia badge on their club’s shirts.—
Hannah Ryan,
CNN Money,
27 June 2025
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There can be ways to overcome the objections of the people who are concerned that new technology will make their jobs obsolete.—
Edward Segal,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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In order to become FIA president, Mayer will have a number of hurdles to overcome, including putting together an executive team spread across different global regions before going forward for the ballot.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
4 July 2025
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The green laser shows you where dust might be hiding on your floors, and the LCD screen will tell you about the particle sizes down to the micron.—
Nena Farrell,
Wired News,
8 July 2025
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Such a deal is not going to bring about North Korea’s denuclearization, of course, and Pyongyang will likely attempt to cheat by hiding some of its nuclear facilities.—
ANDREI LANKOV,
Foreign Affairs,
8 July 2025
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However, if Lillard is planning to sign with a team this year and wants to land more than the minimum, that throws a wrench into the larger free-agent landscape.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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And most recently, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg went so far as to throw cold water on the entire higher education system, saying college is no longer needed to land a role in the current market.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
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The Bulls have already tried to deal Vučević to the Warriors once in a trade deadline deal that was smothered, in part, by the Jimmy Butler move with the Miami Heat.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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Temperatures have skyrocketed over recent days as a dangerous heat dome has smothered the northeast.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2025
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Trump said military pilots who successfully bombed Iran will be guests for a flyover of military planes during the patriotic ceremony.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
5 July 2025
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The Twelve-Day War between Israel and Iran in June concluded shortly after the United States intervened by bombing Iranian nuclear sites with 30,000-pound bunker busters dropped by strategic B-2 Spirit stealth bombers.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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The internet has fragmented and flattened subcultures.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
4 July 2025
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About a mile south — at a rural corner lot since flattened by Tuesday’s calamitous explosions at a fireworks storage facility — laid the place where their missing sons and grandsons, respectively, were last known to be.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
3 July 2025
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“Bury.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bury. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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