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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
Study scope and main findings The researchers examined dozens of pre-Neolithic burials in which skeletons were placed in tightly crouched or squatting positions and, in many cases, showed patches of burning.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
It is believed that ancient looters perforated the walls to get into nearby burials.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Similar burials have also come to light over the years in Sarawak in eastern Malaysia, southern Java in Indonesia, and northern Palawan in the Philippines, but those were not included in the new analysis.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Across the eastern Baltic states (an area pertaining to modern-day Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania), there are even more examples of broken tools in Stone Age burials.
—Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
Early in the Gaza genocide, there were so many people killed that individual burials were no longer possible, and traditional burial cloths had run out.
—Philip Metres
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Although 156 ancient human burials have been found at Nong Ratchawat, not many studies have checked them for bioarchaeological evidence, and the few that have were focused on health and disease.
—Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 19 Aug. 2025
But a wave of legislation has opened the door to human composting burials for millions of people in recent years.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2025
Some hypotheses suggest the site served as a ceremonial or religious center, possibly involving funerary rituals, as evidenced by nearby Neolithic burials.
—Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
It is believed that ancient looters perforated the walls to get into nearby burials.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Similar burials have also come to light over the years in Sarawak in eastern Malaysia, southern Java in Indonesia, and northern Palawan in the Philippines, but those were not included in the new analysis.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Across the eastern Baltic states (an area pertaining to modern-day Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania), there are even more examples of broken tools in Stone Age burials.
—Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
Early in the Gaza genocide, there were so many people killed that individual burials were no longer possible, and traditional burial cloths had run out.
—Philip Metres
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Although 156 ancient human burials have been found at Nong Ratchawat, not many studies have checked them for bioarchaeological evidence, and the few that have were focused on health and disease.
—Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 19 Aug. 2025
But a wave of legislation has opened the door to human composting burials for millions of people in recent years.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2025
Some hypotheses suggest the site served as a ceremonial or religious center, possibly involving funerary rituals, as evidenced by nearby Neolithic burials.
—Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burials
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The ancient tombs, along with the area’s previous finds, suggest this part of Manduria served as a structured cemetery-like space in ancient times.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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Before the most recent excavation, archaeologists had found 17 of these tombs.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Archaeologists soon swooped in, and immediately noticed Stone Age graves exposed along the quarry’s walls.—
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
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Tyler is visiting the graves of his parents when Capri interrupts.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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In Florida, the Heritage Monitoring Scouts visit archaeological sites, including cemeteries, forts and mills, to record any impacts after extreme weather events.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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But there’s a lot more to visit there than just battlefields and cemeteries.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Burials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burials. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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