as in interment
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as in weeping
expressing or suggesting mourning
a slow and heavy funeral song
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Recent Examples of funeral
Alain Sherter, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2025
Italian police have tightened security for the viewing and the funeral, carrying out foot and horse patrols around the Vatican, where pilgrims continued to arrive for the Holy Year celebrations that Francis opened in December.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Many of the items had been burned, suggesting that they might have been torched upon a funeral pyre, but no human remains were found amid the assemblage.
—News Desk, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Pope Francis' funeral could be a boon for airlines but a pain for travelers.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2025
Italian police have tightened security for the viewing and the funeral, carrying out foot and horse patrols around the Vatican, where pilgrims continued to arrive for the Holy Year celebrations that Francis opened in December.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
The squads will rotate funeral duty to maintain their health.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Many of the items had been burned, suggesting that they might have been torched upon a funeral pyre, but no human remains were found amid the assemblage.
—News Desk, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for funeral
Noun
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Funeral service will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 3, at Peace Lutheran Church in Hutchinson, with interment in the church cemetery.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Following the service, the former president's remains will be taken to Plains, Georgia, for a private funeral service and interment Thursday evening.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
9 Jan. 2025
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
Adjective
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The band played somber hymns marking Good Friday, a mournful day during Holy Week.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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At the vigil, the atmosphere appeared to be both mournful and celebratory of Scooter’s life.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Researchers from the Institute of Archaeology at Poland’s University of Wroclaw discovered the burials last fall within the El Curaca archaeological site, near Peru’s Pacific coast.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Apr. 2025
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Many of those killed in Baniyas were buried in a mass grave under the supervision of government security personnel, according to residents who were at the burials as well as photographs and videos of the site verified by The Times.—
Christina Goldbaum,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The recent tragic helicopter crash into the Hudson River, which claimed six lives, has left our city heartbroken and once again grappling with difficult questions about public safety and aviation policy.—
Keith Powers,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2025
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The heartbroken couple spent days looking for Valerie but eventually had to return to their lives in Broken Hill, New South Wales.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Her coverage has ranged from a rare interview with Mark Zuckerberg as Meta neared its 20th birthday to the bitter divorce proceedings of an Indian software billionaire.—
Kerry A. Dolan,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Trump's second term kicked off late January with mass layoffs in the federal government, widespread tariffs, an escalating trade war with China and a deportation program that has led to a bitter court battle.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Funeral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funeral. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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