1
as in interred
to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea
he died on Tuesday and was buried on Friday
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2
as in concealed
to put into a hiding place
buried his face in his hands as his wife recounted the embarrassing incident
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as in bombed
to defeat by a large margin
if we don't work harder, the other softball team will bury us
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Recent Examples of buried
Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
Her husband will be buried in the country.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Nowadays, these routes and addresses can sometimes call to my mind the Camino Real—the old Spanish road lost and buried but commuted upon daily—or that mythic expanse of the Mediterranean where Odysseus lost his way and people live and work to this day.
—Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
The scandal is that for political reasons this metric is buried by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
When Wednesday is buried alive by Isaac, Enid and Agnes can’t dig up the dirt quickly enough to save her until Enid decides to transform, unable to let her friend die.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Growing up during the Lebanese Civil War, famed architect and designer Aline Asmar d’Amman was often cozied in her room, her nose buried in a book to dampen the noise from the bombs outside.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
His family later held a private funeral, and he was buried on June 8, 2018, at the Skogskyrkogården cemetery in Stockholm.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 31 Dec. 2024
Where will Jimmy Carter be buried?
—Madeleine Janz, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
Afterwards, a group of early humans buried her in an ancient, sacred place along a lakeshore.
—Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
Her husband will be buried in the country.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Nowadays, these routes and addresses can sometimes call to my mind the Camino Real—the old Spanish road lost and buried but commuted upon daily—or that mythic expanse of the Mediterranean where Odysseus lost his way and people live and work to this day.
—Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
The scandal is that for political reasons this metric is buried by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
When Wednesday is buried alive by Isaac, Enid and Agnes can’t dig up the dirt quickly enough to save her until Enid decides to transform, unable to let her friend die.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Growing up during the Lebanese Civil War, famed architect and designer Aline Asmar d’Amman was often cozied in her room, her nose buried in a book to dampen the noise from the bombs outside.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
His family later held a private funeral, and he was buried on June 8, 2018, at the Skogskyrkogården cemetery in Stockholm.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 31 Dec. 2024
Where will Jimmy Carter be buried?
—Madeleine Janz, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buried
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More to Explore Speleologists found Mörk’s remains and interred them in the Eisriesenwelt in 1925.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Sep. 2025
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For instance, the young woman interred in burial 211 described above is one of several women and children buried with stone axes at the site, upending the notion that axes only belonged to Stone Age men.—
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Perlstein and Vergato divided the proceeds and concealed their involvement by using personal email accounts, other corporate entities, and fake identities.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
9 Sep. 2025
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The student allegedly admitted to taking the gun on Sunday while his uncle was in the shower and then bringing it onto the bus concealed in his pocket, according to the affidavit.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
8 Sep. 2025
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Israel has also bombed Lebanon, Syria, Iran and Yemen in the course of the Gaza conflict.—
Jarrett Renshaw,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Between September 5 and 8, five high-rise buildings were bombed, according to Mahmoud Basal, Gaza’s Civil Defense spokesman.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Adapting this chaos‑engineering philosophy through recovery drills, fault injection and regular testing exposes hidden dependencies and builds confidence.—
Mukul Garg,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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One is the character of the factory owner, Baek Joo-sang, who has a very dark, hidden side to him, but who is also considered a good boss and decent person by the people around him.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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With notes of caramel, maple sugar, and whipped coconut, Ellis Brooklyn’s latest launch proves that sweet can still be sophisticated.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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As the winds whipped across the seaside links-style layout, the competition heated up.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Our children and grandchildren will also likely face these same disguised attempts for decades to come—if there is anything left to protect, that is.—
Ryan Gellert,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Listen for faint buzzing or clicks that might come from disguised devices.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Tight end Zach Atkins, head on a swivel, astutely smothered the rock to preserve the score and push CU to within 16-13 before the extra point.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
13 Sep. 2025
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The smotherer has been smothered.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But amid the hype around European defense, Muirhead conceded that the exit trajectory for many startups in the sector remains shrouded in uncertainty.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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The number of quasars over the region of space examined by the team indicate that the population of shrouded quasars is similar to that of unhidden quasars.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Buried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buried. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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