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Recent Examples of body bag
The man, whose face is not seen, is seemingly pushing a white body bag into the car.
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
The 1950 film, directed by Billy Wilder, opens with Joe’s body floating in Norma’s pool; this version sees Joe crawling out of a body bag.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
Spoiler alerts probably aren’t necessary for a tale that’s been around for 74 years, and Joe’s emergence from that body bag at the show’s beginning leave nothing to the imagination, but don’t be fooled into thinking Lloyd and his superlative Sunset Blvd.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
One rescue worker took a tiny body bag and leaned into the pickup truck for the infant’s body.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
The 1950 film, directed by Billy Wilder, opens with Joe’s body floating in Norma’s pool; this version sees Joe crawling out of a body bag.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
Spoiler alerts probably aren’t necessary for a tale that’s been around for 74 years, and Joe’s emergence from that body bag at the show’s beginning leave nothing to the imagination, but don’t be fooled into thinking Lloyd and his superlative Sunset Blvd.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
One rescue worker took a tiny body bag and leaned into the pickup truck for the infant’s body.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for body bag
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On Thursday morning, the volunteers stacked coffins 10 layers deep outside the State Department headquarters to protest funding cuts to the global program known as PEPFAR, or the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.—
Orion Rummler,
Them.,
18 Apr. 2025
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While all of the men who had been carrying the coffin faced injuries, the son of Aviles reportedly faced the worst injuries and was knocked out.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Think outside the box, or rather, the sarcophagus, and take your crush to the closest museum to sniff the mummies.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Orlok’s full reveal comes when Ellen’s (Lily-Rose Depp) husband Thomas (Nicholas Hoult) heads to the crypt and finds the sarcophagus.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
12 Feb. 2025
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Consequently, as the Longacre exhumation shows, Polly was buried in Longacre’s casket, and Arthur couldn’t bear to strip his father of his dignity.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
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Beginning the week of June 2, soldiers, their horses and the caisson will carry caskets for two funerals a day and a maximum of 10 per week.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
8 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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Last year, Francis approved new funeral rites stating his body should be on view in a simple coffin rather than being placed on an elevated bier, per the Associated Press.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
People.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Related article Clashes erupt in western India as Hindu groups demand demolition of Mughal ruler’s tomb Modi’s BJP denies using the Mughal emperor’s name to defame India’s Muslims.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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See inside In Linfen, China, archaeologists uncovered a Yuan Dynasty tomb with a domed ceiling adorned with murals.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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Even in the immediate build-up to the goal, Salah, inside the six-yard box, nudged Van Dijk’s header onto the post and Diogo Jota hit the crossbar.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Grab a few of these boxes and put them side-by-side to create a larger privacy fence.—
Christopher Murray,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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In response, Trump allies have dug through the vault to hit them with their own words.—
Haisten Willis,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Apr. 2025
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In times of rising tension, governments need more gold in their vaults.—
Clem Chambers,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Body bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/body%20bag. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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