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Recent Examples of body bag
Considering viewers never saw his actual body, just a full body bag with his helmet sitting next to it, questions naturally arose.
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Rachel McRady, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
In the final moments of the episode, his body was removed from the lab in a body bag.
—Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
There appeared to be a body bag in the street.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Carry bags that close, wear a cross-body bag, keep all zippers closed, don’t flash cash or jewelry.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Rachel McRady, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
In the final moments of the episode, his body was removed from the lab in a body bag.
—Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
There appeared to be a body bag in the street.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Carry bags that close, wear a cross-body bag, keep all zippers closed, don’t flash cash or jewelry.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for body bag
Noun
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Netanyahu's office announced earlier on Sunday that Israel received a coffin from the Red Cross inside the Gaza Strip.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Tragically, one of William's next royal engagements would be walking behind his mother's coffin on the day of her funeral.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Solomon peppers his story with generational resentments and art-world posturing, while Soderbergh films the interiors of McKellen’s English townhouse like the inner workings of a sarcophagus.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
8 Sep. 2025
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Archaeologists were unsure of what the entire scene depicted until the sarcophagus was handed over to the IAA's conservation team — who assembled the fragments.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2025
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Rosebud Lee — like Emmett Till’s mother, months later — insisted her husband’s casket be open at his funeral.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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At the church, a contingent of the Patriot Guard, who had ridden alongside, welcomed him, and an Honor Guard from the Army’s National 40th Division carried in his casket for a small, private ceremony that included military honors.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
6 Nov. 2025
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Keter 30-Gallon Outdoor Storage Box As people are cleaning up their backyards for the season, this 30-gallon outdoor storage box is selling fast.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Nov. 2025
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Their flavor would shine in a simple blueberry pie, but a 5-pound box will leave the lucky recipient with plenty more berries to turn into muffins, scones, jam, coffee cake, and whatever else their heart desires.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Nov. 2025
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The Suleymaniye Mosque is considered Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan's most splendid Istanbul mosque, and he himself is buried in a tomb nearby.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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But now, winners of the lottery will be granted the opportunity to buy and restore one of 30 tombs in three different cemeteries, with city hall agreeing to lease the corresponding burial plot to those who meet certain standards.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Now, it has been located in a bank vault in Canada, per a special report from The New York Times.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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At that time, the ledgers bearing the names of French royalty were not even safely within a vault.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
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While lying in state, the coffin was placed not on an elevated bier, but facing the pews.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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Inside the 16th-century basilica, his casket won't be put on an elevated bier—as was the case with past popes—but will just be placed on the main alta, simply facing the pews.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Body bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/body%20bag. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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