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Recent Examples of body bag
In the final moments of the episode, his body was removed from the lab in a body bag.
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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
Especially when top Big Ten teams like 2023 Michigan, 2024 Ohio State and 2025 Penn State play three body bags out of conference.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 30 July 2025
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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
Especially when top Big Ten teams like 2023 Michigan, 2024 Ohio State and 2025 Penn State play three body bags out of conference.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for body bag
Noun
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Once the coffin was brought into the chapel with an honor guard, the archbishop blessed their remains, and each pallbearer was given a box to carry to the burial vault for interment.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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However, with four Gators defensive linemen out, Miami proved UF will bend with pressure, with 78 of its 184 ground yards in the fourth quarter while scoring two coffin-nailing touchdowns.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 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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At the end of the service, a funeral procession carried Howard's casket, now draped in an American flag, south along Hickory Road.—
Liam Rappleye,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Marta Taboada’s casket was atop the hearse, covered in a white cloth and surrounded by carnations.—
Mariana Enriquez
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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Firemen in their command center calm the fears of the locals who call in, law enforcement tracks down tomb robbers, while in the port of Torre Annunziata, Syrian tankers unload Ukrainian grain.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
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Research on ancient Egypt is largely biased toward the elite, whose spectacular tombs, monuments, and artifacts have been the dominant focus.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Job-seekers are all turning to out-of-the-box ways to advance their careers, from delivering donuts to Silicon Valley bosses, to waitressing at tech conferences to hand out CVs.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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Connecticut added similar information at the top of denial letters in a box on the front page in 2023.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
7 Oct. 2025
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Saturday’s launch of the Undefeated x Air Jordan 4 is just one of many examples of the brand opening its vast vault of coveted and at times, mythical, sneaker styles.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
7 Oct. 2025
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McDonald’s pulled its beloved Monopoly Game from the vault after being on hiatus for nine years.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Body bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/body%20bag. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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