1
as in to inter
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 to conceal
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 to overcome
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 bury
That revelation was buried in a letter that an independent monitor overseeing the president’s business submitted to a New York judge last month.
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Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
And why were 13 of them buried overnight without being named?
—Mahrang Baloch, Time, 10 June 2025
Thousands, possibly tens of thousands, of children and other non-combatants are buried in rubble, blown to pieces and burned alive.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 9 June 2025
On May 28, an avalanche of millions of tons of ice and rock barreled down the slope, burying Blatten, a centuries-old village nestled in the valley below.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
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Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
And why were 13 of them buried overnight without being named?
—Mahrang Baloch, Time, 10 June 2025
Thousands, possibly tens of thousands, of children and other non-combatants are buried in rubble, blown to pieces and burned alive.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 9 June 2025
On May 28, an avalanche of millions of tons of ice and rock barreled down the slope, burying Blatten, a centuries-old village nestled in the valley below.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bury
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The pontiff was interred at the basilica on Saturday, after his wooden coffin was driven through the streets of Rome on the popemobile, passing the Colosseum and thousands of mourners on its way.—
Rosa Rahimi,
CNN Money,
27 Apr. 2025
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Many of history’s earliest pharaohs also chose to be interred there inside a sprawling royal necropolis near Anubis Mountain.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
27 Mar. 2025
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Millions of low-cost devices for media streaming, in-vehicle entertainment, and video projection are infected with malware that turns consumer networks into platforms for distributing malware, concealing nefarious communications, and performing other illicit activities, the FBI has warned.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
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On December 27, 1908, Boy Staunton (a literal boy, double-underlining Davies’s interest in archetypes) throws a snowball with a stone concealed in it at his friend Duncan.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
6 June 2025
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But your brain might still seek patterns to overcome.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Yet soon one is overcome by Charles Laughton’s creepy, convincing portrayal of Captain Bligh’s sadomasochism: most of the first fifteen minutes is taken up with floggings and other shipboard disciplining of half-naked men, shown in detail while Laughton looks on with long-lipped lasciviousness.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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The idea is simple: guests hide small rubber ducks around the ship for others to find.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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You could be owed part of $95 million settlement May 8, 2025 4:54 PM Read Next National Fashion Nova owes customers $2.4 million after hiding negative reviews, feds say January 30, 2025 5:37 PM Read Next National Robitussin sued over non-drowsy claims.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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He’s compensated by throwing a ton of sliders, with just over a 40% usage rate.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Police said protesters threw fireworks at officers during the standoff and police said stores were looted in the downtown area.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
9 June 2025
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The breakfast burrito, smothered in both red and green chile, could cure anything.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
5 June 2025
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The algae is especially harmful to mangroves, which serve as nursery habitats, and can smother sea grasses and coral reefs, Lapointe said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
5 June 2025
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Israel also bombed Iran’s main nuclear enrichment facility, Natanz.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Several of the Dodgers’ depth starters have bombed out, such as Landon Knack, Bobby Miller and Justin Wrobleski (who was originally scheduled to start Wednesday’s game).—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
11 June 2025
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Video recorded at the scene by WSOC shows the lemonade stand was flattened, and the vehicle came to rest in a front yard with damage to its front and back ends.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2025
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Seeing babies torched so badly their faces are flattened boils the blood.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
11 June 2025
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“Bury.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bury. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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