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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
Neighboring jurisdictions usually wear the band from the date of death until after the burial.
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Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
The island used to be the home of the Waccamaw tribe of Native Americans, and over the years, burial mounds, ceramics, and other artifacts have been discovered throughout the area.
—Abby Price, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026
The bodies of 53 unidentified Palestinians, along with 86 unidentified human remains, were laid to rest Friday at a mass burial in a cemetery in central Gaza's Deir Al-Balah.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Feb. 2026
After the burial, the house is opened for mourners to visit and pay their respects.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
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Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
The island used to be the home of the Waccamaw tribe of Native Americans, and over the years, burial mounds, ceramics, and other artifacts have been discovered throughout the area.
—Abby Price, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026
The bodies of 53 unidentified Palestinians, along with 86 unidentified human remains, were laid to rest Friday at a mass burial in a cemetery in central Gaza's Deir Al-Balah.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Feb. 2026
After the burial, the house is opened for mourners to visit and pay their respects.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burial
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An online fundraising page to cover Avtar’s funeral expenses and help support his widow and children has drawn several hundred thousand dollars in donations.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Trump spoke at Charlie Kirk’s funeral.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
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As recorded in all four Gospel accounts, when some of the women who’d followed Jesus to Calvary arrived at the tomb on Sunday morning, now recognized as Easter Sunday, to prepare the body for proper burial, the rock had been rolled away and the tomb was empty, according to Harvard University.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Feb. 2026
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Stoppini estimates the number of pilgrims could well reach half a million before the bones go back into their tomb next month.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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From the day of death until the interment of an associate justice of the Supreme Court, a secretary of an executive or military department, a former vice president or the governor of a state.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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An interment service will follow at the Mount Calvary Baptist Church Lakeside Cemetery in Macon.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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Long was testifying before the House Government, Labor and Elections Committee (GLE) as sponsor of House Bill 552, which calls for a forensic anthropology and archaeological investigation of the site to discover if there may be more unmarked graves.—
William J. Ford,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Feb. 2026
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While Southerners can keep a secret to their graves, Kennedy and Bessette opted to have caterers, waiters, and other reception staff sign confidentiality agreements, too, according to People.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2026
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The snow eventually hardens like a concrete entombment.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 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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As a Community Services District, the water district could potentially assist the cemetery district with some of its needs, Wolski said.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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Iranian cemeteries, holy shrines and mosques -- which normally are venues for the 40th-day ceremonies -- have turned into scenes of the most extraordinary ways of mourning in the country, as victims’ families have been dancing to mourn as a sign of defiance.—
Somayeh Malekian,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 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 28 Feb. 2026.
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