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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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
Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Gomez and Morticia buried him, but kept his disembodied hand, which eventually became Thing (Victor Dorobantu).
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Days pass, then weeks, and your note is buried under fresh posts or emails.
—John Palinkas, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Still, Johnson will probably work some nuance into Chicago's offense, which could create some opportunities for Burden to shine in spite of being buried on the wide receiver depth chart for now.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
According to The Daily Mail, the Black Sabbath frontman wanted to be buried near a lake on his 250-acre property.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Meta’s chatbot scandal should not be dismissed as a PR misstep or a bad paragraph buried in internal documents.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
But July 30, he was buried, and never got the chance to see any of his dreams come to fruition, his mother said.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2025
However, tens of thousands of unaccounted bodies remain buried and out of reach on the battlefield.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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
Gomez and Morticia buried him, but kept his disembodied hand, which eventually became Thing (Victor Dorobantu).
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Days pass, then weeks, and your note is buried under fresh posts or emails.
—John Palinkas, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Still, Johnson will probably work some nuance into Chicago's offense, which could create some opportunities for Burden to shine in spite of being buried on the wide receiver depth chart for now.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
According to The Daily Mail, the Black Sabbath frontman wanted to be buried near a lake on his 250-acre property.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Meta’s chatbot scandal should not be dismissed as a PR misstep or a bad paragraph buried in internal documents.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
But July 30, he was buried, and never got the chance to see any of his dreams come to fruition, his mother said.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2025
However, tens of thousands of unaccounted bodies remain buried and out of reach on the battlefield.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buried
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Dignitaries and longtime residents gathered under gray skies at the memorial to Katrina’s victims in a New Orleans cemetery where dozens who perished in the storm but were never identified or claimed are interred.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 Aug. 2025
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Armstrong is interred at Lincoln Cemetery in Blue Island.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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Rather than sharing information about the change with the FAA, Boeing concealed the information and deceived the FAA about the part.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
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The elaborate deception also was concealed by blaming the chaos of the pandemic as well as the Hollywood labor strikes, which roiled real production cycles during this period.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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Iran, whose nuclear-weapons program the United States bombed in June, has the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Residents in Gaza City told CNN of horrifying nights as Israel bombed the city from above and ground forces pushed into the outskirts of the city.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Depth and velocity of the water are not always obvious; the ground or road may suddenly wash away and hidden dangers may exist; do not attempt to evacuate through floodwaters.—
Staff reports,
AZCentral.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The restaurant's decor includes Japanese menu boards with hidden messages.—
Lennie Omalza,
The Courier-Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The actress whipped out some ballerina dance moves to ensure each pair was still comfortable enough for any and all activities.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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This mordant delight — about two young men who befriend one another in a support group for people who’ve lost a twin — whipped the Eccles theater into a frenzy with its cuttingly dark laughs and unexpected plot twists.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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From the start, though, they are treated with barely disguised hostility.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Bernie Sanders was smothered and locked out by the corporate Democrats and media.—
Kim Gordon,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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The service is graceful and nimble, too; diners are taken care of without being smothered, while tablecloths are meticulously ironed out (right in front of guests) when tables turn.—
Katie Chang,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The order’s ritual involving skeletons remains shrouded in mystery to this day, but Penny Castle, grand secretary for the Grand Lodge of Ohio, told The Cincinnati Enquirer in 2022 that bones are used in ceremonies to remind people of their own mortality.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Sep. 2025
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Some of the cast remain shrouded in mystery.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Buried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buried. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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