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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
Time is the single most precious resource during an avalanche burial.
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Scott Yorko, Outside, 10 Jan. 2026
In Iranian Muslim culture, dead bodies are typically washed and then covered in white cotton fabric before burial.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Authorities have threatened secret burials if family members do not comply, the group said.
—Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
The family is seeking damages for hospital and medical expenses, coroner’s fees, funeral and burial expenses, loss of familial relationships, pain and suffering, alleged violations of constitutional rights, and attorneys’ fees and costs, among other claims.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
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Scott Yorko, Outside, 10 Jan. 2026
In Iranian Muslim culture, dead bodies are typically washed and then covered in white cotton fabric before burial.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Authorities have threatened secret burials if family members do not comply, the group said.
—Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
The family is seeking damages for hospital and medical expenses, coroner’s fees, funeral and burial expenses, loss of familial relationships, pain and suffering, alleged violations of constitutional rights, and attorneys’ fees and costs, among other claims.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burial
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All the victims were outside of the church and attending a funeral, according to local law enforcement authorities.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Rio Giancarlo/The Deseret News via AP In a statement, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints confirmed that the shooting occurred outside a church building while a funeral service was being held inside.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Between 2022 and 2024, the Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology excavated a series of ancient tombs in the Jiali Village of Zi’an.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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On the moors, cliffs, and hills there are wind farms; oil terminals; small farms, some of which have been there for many centuries; ruined medieval churches and hermitages; and prehistoric settlements, tombs, and monuments.—
Sarah Moss,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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Flags will remain lowered until Ryan's interment.—
News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Dec. 2025
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The flag is flown at half-staff from the day of death until interment of a former vice president, according to the Flag Code.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
17 Nov. 2025
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Beyond the gate are hundreds of white crosses, marking the graves of Parchman’s long-dead prisoners.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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And Carillo was brutally stabbed to death, her body tossed into a shallow grave that had been dug in the backyard behind the house.—
Kevin Maurer,
Rolling Stone,
13 Jan. 2026
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City and county governments set local rules covering burials, inurnments, entombments and the upkeep of cemeteries, mausoleums and columbariums, according to state law.—
Angela Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 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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Arrest papers show a cemetery board member first called the police.—
Joe Holden,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Adelaida returns from the cemetery to discover her apartment has been taken over by a woman aligned with the regime.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Jan. 2026
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According to Purina, a common quirky habit many dog owners notice is food-burying.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Dec. 2025
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Greenlawn was a collection of four cemeteries — the old burying ground, new burying ground or Union cemetery, Peck's Ground and Greenlawn.—
Alexandria Burris,
IndyStar,
14 Nov. 2025
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“Burial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burial. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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