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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
Noun
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What kind of coffin is Francis being buried in? Pope Francis' coffin also breaks with papal tradition.—
Susan Miller,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Pallbearers dressed in black suits hoisted Pope Francis’ coffin on their shoulders.—
Aryn Baker,
Time,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Plot details are being kept in the sarcophagus but it is understood that Costa and Reynor are playing a married couple, who along with their daughter, cross paths with mummy dearest.—
Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Mar. 2025
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What would protect the already unstable sarcophagus while that work was carried out?—
Kim Barker,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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At his funeral, his family placed the degree in his bronze casket before it was closed.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
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Then, instead of going to an L.A. cemetery to bury him, Athena and her children board a plane with Bobby’s casket and take him back to St. Paul, Minnesota to be buried with his first wife, Marcy, and his two children, Robert Jr. and Brooke.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
2 May 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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Who determined which Egyptians were buried in the tombs?—
Jeff Campagna,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 May 2025
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He was laid to rest on Saturday at the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in a simple tomb as requested by the late pontiff, following a funeral Mass on the steps of the St. Peter’s Basilica that drew heads of state, royalty and hundreds of thousands of mourners.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Hartford Courant Last word Couldn’t help but notice, the majestic 12-point beast that has been watching over Dunkin’ Park from the right field roof since day one — clearly visible even from the press box — mysteriously vanished this week.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2025
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In the far corner was her kitchen, full of cardboard boxes: tea leaves, bottles, labels, sugar.—
Oliver Whang,
New Yorker,
3 May 2025
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Most of its details are still hidden away in a secret Koenigsegg vault while awaiting patent protection.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Apr. 2025
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This is important as recent reports warn about thousands of 3D protein structures and other disease-relevant big datasets held within the vaults of private companies.—
Amelia Palermo,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Body bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/body%20bag. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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