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as in funeral
the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place
the children wanted to give the dead bird a proper burial in the backyard
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as in tomb
a final resting place for a dead person
archaeologically significant artifacts, such as stone tools, have been discovered in Neanderthal burials
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Recent Examples of burial
Bereaved families weep at a mass burial held just after the cease-fire.
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Susan Sontag, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025
The burial of 54 unidentified Palestinians in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, on Wednesday after the bodies were returned by Israel.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2025
In 1901, San Francisco banned new burials within city limits.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Archaeologists concluded the structure was actually a false tomb, or a cenotaph, a type of burial monument erected to honor a deceased person buried elsewhere.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
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Susan Sontag, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025
The burial of 54 unidentified Palestinians in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, on Wednesday after the bodies were returned by Israel.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2025
In 1901, San Francisco banned new burials within city limits.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Archaeologists concluded the structure was actually a false tomb, or a cenotaph, a type of burial monument erected to honor a deceased person buried elsewhere.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burial
Noun
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The funds will go toward funeral and memorial expenses, childcare and housing.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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Saturday was never an auspicious day for a funeral, and if it was held on Sunday, nine members of the family would die.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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The study’s findings could help archeologists better preserve the tomb — as well as the historically significant artwork within — for generations to come.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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Instead, Thursday’s 28-6 loss to Baltimore, Miami’s seventh defeat in nine games, essentially shuts the tomb on another Dolphins season left for dead.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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Mike wheeled off, doubtless to avoid discussing the interment provision.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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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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Everyone around the grave threw a flower into it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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For thousands of years, families in China have celebrated Qingming after the spring equinox, cleaning and decorating their ancestor’s graves and offering plates of sweet dumplings.—
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Just as fascinating are Poe’s burial and his reburial 26 years later, an exhumation that adds to his mystique, even if the raw particulars of that reburial do nothing to justify the urban legend of his living entombment.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
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And so, with no water left at the surface, major subduction zones would grind to a halt, preventing the entombment of carbon dioxide.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Even as tourists from around the world wander the cemetery, the Jiménez family treats the holiday as a sacred communion, inviting outsiders only to witness and participate respectfully.—
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Israeli soldiers bulldozed the cemetery down the road with no headstones visible to indicate who is buried where.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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The few mourners walked away beneath the crooked, treeless oaks and hickories of the Westminster Presbyterian burying ground.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
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Researchers say the burying of the hoard is not a mystery, but why the community never came back for their treasured items is another thing entirely.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Burial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burial. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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