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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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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
Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 22 May 2026
When the counter is buried, there’s nowhere to chop.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
The avant-garde is dead, and it is buried in Père Lachaise.
—Emily Cox, ARTnews.com, 22 May 2026
In residential neighborhoods, families were buried beneath the debris of their own homes.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
The hotel is within the Old Cambridge Historic District, next to a cemetery where soldiers who fought at Bunker Hill during the American Revolution are buried.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026
The mourners started arriving hours early — veterans in uniform, strangers clutching American flags, police officers lining the route — all for a Massachusetts World War II Navy veteran many feared would be buried alone.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2026
Don’t forget the freezer The freezer is where good intentions go to die — bags of vegetables get shoved to the back, mystery leftovers get buried and entire meals get forgotten for months.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2026
Actor Billy Gardell, a Pittsburgh native, walks a new security guard through it all with the schedule buried at the end.
—Teresa M. Walker, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2026
Verb
Even after hundreds of years of excavations, around a third of Pompeii still lies buried beneath volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.
—Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 22 May 2026
When the counter is buried, there’s nowhere to chop.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
The avant-garde is dead, and it is buried in Père Lachaise.
—Emily Cox, ARTnews.com, 22 May 2026
In residential neighborhoods, families were buried beneath the debris of their own homes.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
The hotel is within the Old Cambridge Historic District, next to a cemetery where soldiers who fought at Bunker Hill during the American Revolution are buried.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026
The mourners started arriving hours early — veterans in uniform, strangers clutching American flags, police officers lining the route — all for a Massachusetts World War II Navy veteran many feared would be buried alone.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2026
Don’t forget the freezer The freezer is where good intentions go to die — bags of vegetables get shoved to the back, mystery leftovers get buried and entire meals get forgotten for months.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2026
Actor Billy Gardell, a Pittsburgh native, walks a new security guard through it all with the schedule buried at the end.
—Teresa M. Walker, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buried
Adjective
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Their experience reveals the hidden realities of the organization's operations.—
Tracy Lawrence,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Rent one from Sea Panarea to discover hidden coves, sea caves, and the nearby islets of Basiluzzo and Lisca before settling in for sunset Negronis at the see-and-be-seen Bar del Porto.—
Nicky Swallow,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
Verb
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Bianchi had been interred anonymously in a military cemetery in Hawaii.—
Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
1 May 2026
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Tupper appears to have been buried inside the fort because an approaching hurricane prevented transport to the post cemetery, where others were typically interred.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Some viewers took Sharon’s critique as tough love that prompted necessary introspection about why their natural texture is concealed and manipulated so often.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
14 May 2026
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According to investigators, her body had been concealed beneath boxes and had likely been there for at least 24 hours.—
Gershon Harrell,
Sun Sentinel,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Most of the miniseries outside of a few have bombed.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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The battleship, now a military cemetery reachable only by boat, has stood as one of the nation’s most hallowed sites since Japan bombed and sank it in 1941.—
Jim Mustian,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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One popular alternative was Rayan Cherki of Manchester City, who has provided some magical contributions during the run-in, particularly with a brilliant dribble and disguised pass for Marc Guehi’s goal against Chelsea, then when scoring the opener against Arsenal after a lovely dribble.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
8 May 2026
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These words are spoken by the scheming Iago in Othello (1603–04) and by the disguised Viola in Twelfth Night (1600–02).—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The latter is what marked the winds that whipped the region on Sunday and resulted in the death of a 61-year-old Santa Rosa man,killed by a falling tree.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
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There’s also a menu of small snacks, with mezzes like hummus, tzatziki, whipped feta, falafel, halloumi, artichoke and eggplant.—
Connie Ogle
May 15,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Much of what happened in the Jeju cockpit that morning remains shrouded in uncertainty.—
James Glanz,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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But who was behind and funded the groups remained shrouded until after the March 17 primary election, a tactic that sparked controversy as opponents decried hidden influence.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The reddish-brown mud that smothered Bok Kongphan's Hawaii farm has hardened in the tropical sun.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
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Moments later, Harris pressed again, but Marcinkowski smothered the shot at point-blank range to keep the visitors’ halftime deficit at 2-0.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
14 May 2026
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“Buried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buried. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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