as in burial
a final resting place for a dead person
explored the historic graveyard and saw tombs that dated back two centuries
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as in to bury
to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea
Forest Lawn is where many of Tinseltown's immortals are tombed for all eternity
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Recent Examples of tomb
Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
According to the Bible, he was sacrificed to pay for the sins of mankind and his body was later laid to rest in a nearby tomb.
—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 25 Mar. 2026
Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
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Noun
When Tut’s tomb was discovered in 1922, gold sequin-like disks were found sewn onto the Egyptian royal’s garments.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
According to the Bible, he was sacrificed to pay for the sins of mankind and his body was later laid to rest in a nearby tomb.
—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
In order to become proper Chinese third graders—to go all the way from Heaven to tomb—Natasha and Ariel needed to memorize a total of sixteen hundred characters.
—Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
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Noun
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According to his burial record, Josiah Redman died April 19, 1860, but was buried in Spring Grove on April 20, 1904.—
Jennie Key,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
31 Mar. 2026
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Bordaz has long theorized that the musketeer's body was probably buried near the French camp, rather than being taken back to France, so that King Louis XIV could have personally attended his burial.—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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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Ashcraft tapped out before being ordered to dig a grave, get inside a body bag, and consider his eulogy as instructors piled dirt on top of him.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The bone found during a 1940 excavation dated between 1391 and 1130 BCE, well before the mound’s construction, and appeared to have been deposited independently of a grave.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Well, a 121-year-old article in The Cincinnati Enquirer said at least one was interred there.—
Jennie Key,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
31 Mar. 2026
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In forensic anthropology, this conclusion typically follows analysis of bone condition, degradation and other physical markers that help specialists estimate how long remains have been interred or stored.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But there are inanimate pets in the cemetery.—
Jennie Key,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
31 Mar. 2026
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But supporters are encouraged to line the route from the funeral home to the cemetery, beginning at 103rd Street and Cicero Avenue.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Enclave, Buick’s large, three-row crossover, has been redesigned for 2018, allowing the automaker to finally place its predecessor in a sepulchre and seal the entrance.—
Al Haas,
Philly.com,
28 June 2018
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The Garden Tomb, is believed by many to be the garden and sepulchre of Joseph of Arimathea, and therefore a possible site of the resurrection of Jesus.—
Joe Yudin,
Town & Country,
5 Oct. 2016
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“Tomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tomb. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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