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Recent Examples of body bag
The body bag, heavy-duty laundry bags and the inflatable pool were allegedly purchased on Amazon four days later.
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Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors say that in the days after the alleged murder, D4vd ordered two chainsaws, a body bag, heavy-duty laundry bags and a blue inflatable pool from Amazon.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
The District Attorney's Office also said Burke, under a fake name, purchased a shovel, body bag, heavy-duty laundry bags, two chainsaws, a blue inflatable pool and a burn cage.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
On May 5, 2025, defendant ordered, and Amazon subsequently delivered, a body bag, heavy-duty laundry bags, and a blue inflatable pool to his home.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
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Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors say that in the days after the alleged murder, D4vd ordered two chainsaws, a body bag, heavy-duty laundry bags and a blue inflatable pool from Amazon.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
The District Attorney's Office also said Burke, under a fake name, purchased a shovel, body bag, heavy-duty laundry bags, two chainsaws, a blue inflatable pool and a burn cage.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
On May 5, 2025, defendant ordered, and Amazon subsequently delivered, a body bag, heavy-duty laundry bags, and a blue inflatable pool to his home.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for body bag
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The impersonal nature of safe burial practices and the severity of the epidemic were evident Friday as only healthcare workers in protective gear were allowed to handle the coffin and the burial.—
Justin Kabumba,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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Carrying a cross, people stood at a distance as the small coffin was lowered into the ground by masked and gloved health workers, and a Catholic priest prayed over her body.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 June 2026
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Eight years later, the Cannons — who moved home to Arizona after their daughter’s disappearance — receive a call from the U.S. Embassy in Egypt to learn that Katie (Natalie Grace) has been found in a 3,000-year-old sarcophagus.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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This month, the hospital granted rare access to reporters from the Associated Press, allowing them into rooms that lie on either side of the centerpiece of Les Invalides, a soaring mausoleum that holds Napoleon’s sarcophagus.—
Sylvie Corbet,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Petrescu looked over at Vidineac, who was weeping as the casket was lowered into the ground.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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In order for Nancy and John to be buried in the same casket, the family had to wait for special permission from a probate court.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
7 June 2026
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An unidentified man wearing blue basketball shorts and a Knicks hat was spotted in a video obtained by ABC News getting down on one knee, pulling out a red box and holding up a ring.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
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About a third of that will be community hangars that can accommodate the largest business jets, while another third comprises box hangars for helicopters, turboprops, and small to midsize aircraft.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
18 June 2026
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Sergei Diaghilev’s production of Cléopâtre for Les Ballets Russes from 1909 and Howard Carter’s discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922 fueled the beginning of the jeweler’s enchanting creations inspired by the lost civilization.—
Jill Newman,
Robb Report,
18 June 2026
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Before Wednesday's service, Pope Leo lit a candle and prayed at the tomb of Gaudí in the basilica's crypt.—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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Pease will compete on vault, bars, and floor, Bullock on beam and floor, and Rose on vault, bars, and beam.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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Amenities and experiences Descend one floor below the lobby to enter the Mint Bar, a dark, moody space set in the former bank vault that maintains many of the original features from the early 20th-century building.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 June 2026
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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 24 Jun. 2026.
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