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body bags

noun

plural of body bag
as in coffins

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  1. coffins
  2. caskets
  3. boxes
  4. tombs
Noun
  • Those beliefs have long shaped the role of traditional coffins in Chinese funeral customs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • After the church service, the crowd climbed up a steep hill and followed the hearses transporting the coffins to a nearby cemetery.
    — Evens Sanon, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of coffins
Noun
  • Iranian state media showed throngs of people gathered at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, a large prayer complex in Tehran, visiting the family's caskets.
    — Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 6 July 2026
  • The caskets of his dead family members sat beneath Khamenei's, which had his black turban atop it, identifying him as a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad.
    — NASSER KARIMI, Arkansas Online, 5 July 2026
Definition of caskets
Noun
  • Students, community members and local organizations teamed up to deliver 1,350 food boxes to residents in Rochester, Rochester Hills, Auburn Hills and Pontiac.
    — Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • With their compact dimensions and ease of transport, the metal boxes are tailor made for tiny homes.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of boxes
Noun
  • Their findings suggest that these tombs were intended not simply to house the dead but to affect the living through an immersive environment.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • More recently, cosmic rays have helped geologists see hidden chambers of active volcanoes, and archaeologists use them to reveal hidden tombs in ancient Egyptian pyramids.
    — Jesse Liu, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of tombs
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“Body bags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/body%20bags. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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