1
as in inters
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 conceals
to put into a hiding place
buried his face in his hands as his wife recounted the embarrassing incident
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3
as in overcomes
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 buries
This buries the block into the sand.
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
According to the notice, the site uses a misleading logo, charges inflated prices and buries a disclaimer far down the page that does not meet state requirements.
—Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Decades of work is on the line as the administration strips funding, guts agencies, scrubs resources and buries datasets.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Perhaps even worse is the horrifying relatability, as the bereaved father ignores the warnings and buries his dead child in an ancient burial ground.
—James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Wednesday sets out to stop Isaac from doing the same to Pugsley, but in the process, Isaac captures Thing (Victor Dorobantu) — revealing that Thing was originally his hand, which Morticia had chopped off — and buries Wednesday alive.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
The aforementioned eyeball alien buries itself deep into its prey before popping out and skittering along the floor like the world’s loudest spider.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2025
Chrome buries a screenshot tool in its Developer Tools that's not meant for average users, and one method even requires using a command line.
—PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2025
Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
According to the notice, the site uses a misleading logo, charges inflated prices and buries a disclaimer far down the page that does not meet state requirements.
—Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Decades of work is on the line as the administration strips funding, guts agencies, scrubs resources and buries datasets.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Perhaps even worse is the horrifying relatability, as the bereaved father ignores the warnings and buries his dead child in an ancient burial ground.
—James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Wednesday sets out to stop Isaac from doing the same to Pugsley, but in the process, Isaac captures Thing (Victor Dorobantu) — revealing that Thing was originally his hand, which Morticia had chopped off — and buries Wednesday alive.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
The aforementioned eyeball alien buries itself deep into its prey before popping out and skittering along the floor like the world’s loudest spider.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2025
Chrome buries a screenshot tool in its Developer Tools that's not meant for average users, and one method even requires using a command line.
—PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buries
Verb
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Such mismatched windows can be a sign that an interior wall conceals unused space or that a room has been sealed off during renovations.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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Thick and fast-growing, the greenery conceals a chain-link fence that helps with crowd control between the stands and field.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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Robotic system overcomes key technical challenges If implemented at large scale, the system could help tackle range anxiety for EVs.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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The depth of humanity Kosztolányi brings to the sorrowful life of Skylark and her adoring parents is magical, and rewards anyone who overcomes its modest premise.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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It was utilized across many ancient civilizations for artwork, as well as preserving and tanning animal hides.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
30 Oct. 2025
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Basil, of course, is far from perfect, a rude, neurotic, accident-prone manager who insults guests, hides his gambling winnings from his wife and organizes an elaborate impersonation of her when his surprise anniversary party backfires.—
Rhett Bartlett,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Some short, quick throws might’ve been effective.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 Nov. 2025
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The pilot episode of I Love LA captures the distance dynamic perfectly; when a character visiting from New York proposes a last-minute trip to the beach (starting from Silver Lake on the East side), one friend within the group throws his hands up with a hard no.—
Rachel Brodsky,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Native American artist Chutto (Mato Wayuhi) throws a rock through the window and, when Lee chases him down, lays into Lee for getting his grandfather, Arthur (the late Graham Greene), killed.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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After giving the calf an allotted head start, a competitor rides to the calf, ropes it and dismounts, lays the calf down and ties three legs together.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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In slow movements, each gunmetal gray robot grabs a towel by its corners, flattens it out, folds it twice, and deposits it into the basket.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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Mastery flattens when progress never feels enough.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Ukraine bombs Russian energy infrastructure to defend civilians and destroy the Kremlin war machine.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Oct. 2025
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Remind them their worth is non-negotiable When your child fails — gets cut from the team, bombs a test — remind them their value isn't up for debate.—
Jennifer Breheny Wallace,
CNBC,
21 Aug. 2025
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The wind whips across the peak, marked as per usual around here with a pile of stones and colorful prayer flags tied to the top like sails on the mast of a ship.—
Joe Baur,
Outside,
31 Oct. 2025
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In the video, Campos whips her long hair in disbelief.—
Christina Noriega,
Refinery29,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Buries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buries. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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