as in weeping
expressing or suggesting mourning
a slow and heavy funeral song
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as in interment
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Recent Examples of funeral
James Pearce, New York Times, 11 July 2025
After the funeral, Gil came into my life with guns blazing.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025
Streets will be closed for a procession from the funeral site to the burial site.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
The funeral of Jota, 28, was held in Gondomar, Portugal on Saturday July 5.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 11 July 2025
After the funeral, Gil came into my life with guns blazing.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
Noun
The funeral mass for Francis was sung largely in Gregorian chant.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025
Streets will be closed for a procession from the funeral site to the burial site.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for funeral
Adjective
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And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.—
David Mamet,
National Review,
11 Aug. 2022
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The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2021
Noun
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From the date of death until interment for the governor of a state, territory or possession.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
9 July 2025
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No public visitation is planned; interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Stillwater.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Joining in the festivities is outgoing French student Chloé (Cécile Matignon, hugely appealing), ostensibly in a relationship but flirting brazenly with Nicolau, who even after a few beers is too mournful to pick up the signals.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
10 July 2025
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The mournful cries of nearby Slow-Lows draw attention from other infected in the area, who plant themselves along the top of a picturesque hill waiting for the Alpha’s signal to attack.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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Raymond Cheadle, Honesty’s great-uncle, told WUSA the family, including the girl’s dad, is heartbroken.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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Pepe has the power to make two heartbroken Islanders immediately forget about their old connections.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Donations poured in to give the infant a proper burial, and officials said 150 people came to her funeral.—
Mike Stunson
July 14,
Kansas City Star,
14 July 2025
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Why has Chaco yielded so few cooking hearths, trash heaps, and burial sites—the typical signs of life left by a busy settlement?—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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Despite her success as an art professor and painter, Ruth feels adrift and bitter.—
Bekah Waalkes,
The Atlantic,
22 July 2025
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Instead of feeling defeated or bitter, choose to get better.—
Sandra Balogun,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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“Funeral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funeral. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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