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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 is evidence of other complete burials at the site, indicating that the woman must have merited special treatment, Thompson said.
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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
These burials date from roughly 200 BCE to 1000 CE, overlapping with China’s hanging coffins, and possibly the Philippines.
—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
However, local governments can set their own rules for pet burials.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
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
These burials date from roughly 200 BCE to 1000 CE, overlapping with China’s hanging coffins, and possibly the Philippines.
—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
However, local governments can set their own rules for pet burials.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 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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Only two similar tombs had been identified in Poland since the 1930s, making these the third and fourth known examples in nearly a century.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Dec. 2025
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The ease of access, without needing to join a wait for one of the bridges that span the Nile only sporadically here, creates unforgettable opportunities, like the chance to be the first person to walk into the valley, home to dozens of royal tombs, just after sunrise.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
21 Dec. 2025
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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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Property taxes pay for more than two dozen types of local improvement and service districts that cover cemeteries, ambulances, pest control, flood prevention, downtown development, fire protection and more.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2026
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When development plans were drafted in 2009, officials had promised the cemeteries would be preserved in place.—
Jeffrey Bennett,
Time,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Burials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burials. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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