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as in funerals
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 tombs
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 burials
There were constant funeral processions as the cemetery below saw 30 to 40 burials per week, bringing the war to the president’s doorstep.
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 3 May 2026
Researchers and industry experts said people worry about how conventional death practices such as embalming, fire cremation and casket and vault burials affect the climate, environment and people’s health.
—Dorany Pineda, Fortune, 2 May 2026
At Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery in Florida, natural burials are combined with land conservation.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
As of February 2026, the university repatriated 9,303 human remains, 476,592 items used for burials, and 140,443 other cultural items, among other objects, according to its database.
—Kerri J. Malloy, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
These later burials are called row-grave cemeteries because the graves were perfectly parallel to one another.
—Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 29 Apr. 2026
Traditional burials demand abundant acreage, usually marked off in efficient grids.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 14 Apr. 2026
What immediately followed that tragic loss for Cronin was the surreal, administrative side of burials.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Apr. 2026
Inrap first found similar Gallic burials at the site in 2024.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 3 May 2026
Researchers and industry experts said people worry about how conventional death practices such as embalming, fire cremation and casket and vault burials affect the climate, environment and people’s health.
—Dorany Pineda, Fortune, 2 May 2026
At Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery in Florida, natural burials are combined with land conservation.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
As of February 2026, the university repatriated 9,303 human remains, 476,592 items used for burials, and 140,443 other cultural items, among other objects, according to its database.
—Kerri J. Malloy, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
These later burials are called row-grave cemeteries because the graves were perfectly parallel to one another.
—Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 29 Apr. 2026
Traditional burials demand abundant acreage, usually marked off in efficient grids.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 14 Apr. 2026
What immediately followed that tragic loss for Cronin was the surreal, administrative side of burials.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Apr. 2026
Inrap first found similar Gallic burials at the site in 2024.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burials
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Since then, the 65-year-old has only made public appearances at family events, including his parents' funerals and, most recently, the funeral of Britain's Duchess of Kent, Katharine, in September.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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Hue, Vietnam Ornate palaces, pavilions, statues and royal tombs are waiting to be explored in Hue.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
13 May 2026
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Picture Indiana Jones swapping his fedora for a Han dynasty helmet, dodging booby traps in dusty Chinese tombs.—
Urnesha Bhattacherjee,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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The text card at the close of the episode notes that between 1980 and 1988, more than 200,000 Iranians were killed during the war, while over 15,000 Iranian political prisoners were executed and buried in mass graves.—
Alissa Simon,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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Here Mina and her friend Lucy Westenra sit among the graves, sketching and talking, later, watching clouds gather for the storm that would bring the Demeter, and Count Dracula, to Whitby.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Today, small remnants remain along railroad tracks and in old cemeteries.—
Teresa Woodard,
Midwest Living,
3 May 2026
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Death Cafes are popping up in churches, coffee shops and even historic cemeteries across the country.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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“Burials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burials. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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