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Recent Examples of crypt
The film includes scenes shot in memorial sites and underground crypts, still home to victims’ remains, spaces that pushed Rolland to navigate the line between the character and herself as a Rwandan woman.
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Essie Assibu, Variety, 12 Dec. 2025
The creepy culprit — or culprits — broke through marble to reach Piga’s casket inside the crypt, her shocked grandson said.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
That is, until Episode 3, when the terrifying harlequin seems to finally appear from the pitch black depths of a crypt inside the Derry cemetery.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 Nov. 2025
Bone church The remains of more than 4,000 Capuchin friars adorn the walls and ceiling of the crypt under the Church of Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini in Rome.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
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Essie Assibu, Variety, 12 Dec. 2025
The creepy culprit — or culprits — broke through marble to reach Piga’s casket inside the crypt, her shocked grandson said.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
That is, until Episode 3, when the terrifying harlequin seems to finally appear from the pitch black depths of a crypt inside the Derry cemetery.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 Nov. 2025
Bone church The remains of more than 4,000 Capuchin friars adorn the walls and ceiling of the crypt under the Church of Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini in Rome.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crypt
Noun
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Even so, someone fired gunshots into the tomb, shattering part of the structure.—
Daniel Wilkerson,
CBS News,
2 Feb. 2026
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Devotees often visit their tombs to seek a miraculous intervention.—
Vanessa Corcoran,
The Conversation,
2 Feb. 2026
Noun
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For premium cheeses, cheese vaults are a specialized option.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
6 Feb. 2026
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For the first time, Wrangler is unlocking its vault to bring together some of the rarest pieces of its history under one roof for a limited time.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Feb. 2026
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After her death, the emperor commissioned the white-marble Taj Mahal mausoleum in Agra, India as a tribute to her.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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In 1989, Ferdinand Marcos died and was buried at a mausoleum outside Honolulu alongside his favorite pajamas and golf cap.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Crypt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crypt. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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