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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
Authorities have threatened secret burials if family members do not comply, the group said.
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Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
There is evidence of other complete burials at the site, indicating that the woman must have merited special treatment, Thompson said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
The burials of several demonstrators killed in the protests also took place, sparking marches.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
The burials of several demonstrators killed in the protests also took place Friday, sparking marches.
—Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
But those burials, and others that came a few hundred years after the pyre, were interred without this labor-intensive spectacle.
—Elizabeth Sawchuk, The Conversation, 1 Jan. 2026
Unlike China’s ancient cliff coffins, many of the Sagada coffins were put into position in the last few centuries, with some burials continuing into the early 1900s before the practice declined under colonial and religious change.
—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2025
Typically, remains were exposed prior to cremation, and individual burials were staggered over time.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2025
The monument stands in a nice, fenced-in plot with space for additional burials.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Dec. 2025
Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
There is evidence of other complete burials at the site, indicating that the woman must have merited special treatment, Thompson said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
The burials of several demonstrators killed in the protests also took place, sparking marches.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
The burials of several demonstrators killed in the protests also took place Friday, sparking marches.
—Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
But those burials, and others that came a few hundred years after the pyre, were interred without this labor-intensive spectacle.
—Elizabeth Sawchuk, The Conversation, 1 Jan. 2026
Unlike China’s ancient cliff coffins, many of the Sagada coffins were put into position in the last few centuries, with some burials continuing into the early 1900s before the practice declined under colonial and religious change.
—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2025
Typically, remains were exposed prior to cremation, and individual burials were staggered over time.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2025
The monument stands in a nice, fenced-in plot with space for additional burials.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Dec. 2025
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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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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They were given 45 minutes to get as many coffins into graves as possible.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, at Mount Moriah, the graves Gerlach allegedly prayed on are old, ornate mausoleums and large crypt-like vaults, many from the 1800s.—
Joe Holden,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Their remains arrived home on Thursday morning, and they are scheduled to be laid to rest on Friday afternoon in various cemeteries following memorial ceremonies in all of Cuba’s provincial capitals.—
Andrea Rodríguez,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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Researchers at the Universities of Edinburgh and Cambridge conducted the first large-scale analysis of isotopic and ancient DNA data in cemeteries from early medieval England to assess their migration patterns, according to a press release by the University of Edinburgh.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Burials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burials. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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