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
The family is trying to save face by burying him quickly, and preventing any investigation into his possible murder.
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Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
They were charged after a 2009 FBI and Cook County sheriff’s office investigation revealed 1,500 bones of at least 29 people sprawled across the grounds at Alsip’s Burr Oak Cemetery — the same cemetery where lynching victim Emmett Till is buried.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Baleba escaped further punishment for catching Amadou Onana late with a challenge in the seventh minute, before the 22-year-old Cameroon midfielder buried his head in his shirt on the bench following his withdrawal.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Zoe Rausa;La Costa Canyon;Athletic forward can crash the glass and bury 3s.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
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Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
They were charged after a 2009 FBI and Cook County sheriff’s office investigation revealed 1,500 bones of at least 29 people sprawled across the grounds at Alsip’s Burr Oak Cemetery — the same cemetery where lynching victim Emmett Till is buried.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Baleba escaped further punishment for catching Amadou Onana late with a challenge in the seventh minute, before the 22-year-old Cameroon midfielder buried his head in his shirt on the bench following his withdrawal.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Zoe Rausa;La Costa Canyon;Athletic forward can crash the glass and bury 3s.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bury
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The Department of Veterans Affairs and volunteer groups have worked to locate and honor the women, identifying eight interred at Holy Cross Cemetery, including Irma Armanet, whose gravesite had never been marked.—
Loureen Ayyoub,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Roughly 400 are interred in crypts, about 300 in niches, and approximately 15,000 in traditional burial plots.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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To be sure, stable average prices can conceal the reality that some patients face higher expenses while others see lower costs.—
Chris Pope,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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Plaintiffs also accuse the companies of failing to warn users about the risks of using their products and of deliberately concealing their dangers.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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Tian Feng, former dean of SenseTime’s Intelligence Industry Research Institute, revealed that the free provision of T800 robots will help smaller companies overcome research and development barriers.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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The first obstacle to overcome is to develop a computer chip that works in the extreme conditions of space, which includes exposure to much higher levels of radiation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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This means that bills get hearings, debates happen in public, and legislators are required to vote on issues instead of hiding behind process.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Maybe Mark Kelly and several other dissident members of Congress are hiding the sun in a big bag.—
Alexandra Petri,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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The drone team stationed at ski jumping has come up with a way to catch the drone, change the battery and throw it back in the air.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
14 Feb. 2026
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On a 2009 episode of The Rachel Zoe Project, the stylist’s last-minute work obligations threw a wrench in her plans with her then-husband, Rodger Berman.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2026
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Nevertheless, laid low by cancer and the claim battle, Karen Powers continued on in the job that had provided her with a lifelong sense of meaning and purpose.—
J.C. Hallman,
Oklahoman,
10 Feb. 2026
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In 2025, Zuckerberg and Chan laid the groundwork to recalibrate their philanthropic organization toward AI-powered biomedical research, with a particular focus on their flagship Biohub network.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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The bun was buttery and slightly sweet, the pickles and mustard lended a bit of tang to the unctuous beef patties smothered in melty American cheese, and the sweet-but-slightly-spicy Sassy Sauce brought it all together without overpowering any other flavors.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
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The heady sensuality of Aїnouz’s best films (Invisible Life, Madame Satã) is somewhat smothered by the cold cerebral mischief of Filippou’s writing.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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In order to become proper Chinese third graders—to go all the way from Heaven to tomb—Natasha and Ariel needed to memorize a total of sixteen hundred characters.—
Peter Hessler,
The New Yorker,
26 June 2023
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“Bury.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bury. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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