as in to bury
to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea
the soldier was interred with great honors at Arlington National Cemetery
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Recent Examples of inter
The approximately 230 victims interred in the grave were men, women and children — some in the prime of their lives, says Jiang.
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Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 28 Feb. 2026
Afterward, Brennan will be interred at Blue Springs Cemetery, near his best friend Patrick Thomas McCarthy, who died in 2011, and close family friend Valerie Potter.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2026
Roughly 400 are interred in crypts, about 300 in niches, and approximately 15,000 in traditional burial plots.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
First dozens, then hundreds and eventually more than 1,500 remains were exhumed and re-interred at the park alongside the spot.
—Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026
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Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 28 Feb. 2026
Afterward, Brennan will be interred at Blue Springs Cemetery, near his best friend Patrick Thomas McCarthy, who died in 2011, and close family friend Valerie Potter.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2026
Roughly 400 are interred in crypts, about 300 in niches, and approximately 15,000 in traditional burial plots.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
First dozens, then hundreds and eventually more than 1,500 remains were exhumed and re-interred at the park alongside the spot.
—Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inter
bury
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Blinken said the Democratic administrations considered military action but didn’t pursue it because Iran could retaliate and bury its nuclear program deeper underground.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Also stolen was a bronze plaque honoring the 18 unmarked graves of African Americans who were also buried there.—
Paul Burton,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Inter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inter. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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