as in burial
the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place
all the grandchildren attended the burying of their grandfather in his homeland
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as in interring
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 concealing
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 throwing
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 burying
Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
According to Purina, a common quirky habit many dog owners notice is food-burying.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
Greenlawn was a collection of four cemeteries — the old burying ground, new burying ground or Union cemetery, Peck's Ground and Greenlawn.
—Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 14 Nov. 2025
The few mourners walked away beneath the crooked, treeless oaks and hickories of the Westminster Presbyterian burying ground.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Researchers say the burying of the hoard is not a mystery, but why the community never came back for their treasured items is another thing entirely.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
The burying of summer bulbs and seeds into still-cold dirt.
—Riley Robinson, Christian Science Monitor, 15 May 2025
David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
Keep the language concrete and avoid burying the point under explanation.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 June 2026
Jacob Scott Bevins, 36, is accused of inflicting forceful trauma on Aiden Bevins, leading to the boy's death before burying him under his residence, KING 5 and KATU reported on Friday, June 5.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
The allegations emerged after two women set up trail cameras and captured footage of the rescue’s owner burying dogs on his property.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
The utility's Storm Secure Underground Program, launched after Hurricane Irma in 2017, focuses on making the power grid more resilient by burying power lines underground and reinforcing critical overhead infrastructure.
—Shane Hinton, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Those strikes heavily damaged the bases, burying most tunnel entrances under mountains of debris and shattering roads leading to the sites.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Money, 31 May 2026
Immediately after burying her husband in the royal cemetery of Frogmore (as had been agreed by the deceased and his niece Elizabeth II), the widow returned home.
—César Andrés Baciero, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026
But some also say opinions about AI tend to fall into extremes on both ends — that tech leaders tout it as an all-encompassing solution, while anti-AI camps are burying their heads in the sand.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 28 May 2026
Noun
Eaton wildfire survivors’ anger about Southern California Edison’s burying of electric wires in Altadena boiled over Tuesday with residents calling on government officials to temporarily halt the work.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
According to Purina, a common quirky habit many dog owners notice is food-burying.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
Greenlawn was a collection of four cemeteries — the old burying ground, new burying ground or Union cemetery, Peck's Ground and Greenlawn.
—Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 14 Nov. 2025
The few mourners walked away beneath the crooked, treeless oaks and hickories of the Westminster Presbyterian burying ground.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Researchers say the burying of the hoard is not a mystery, but why the community never came back for their treasured items is another thing entirely.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
The burying of summer bulbs and seeds into still-cold dirt.
—Riley Robinson, Christian Science Monitor, 15 May 2025
Verb
Yet following closely behind is Noah Scanlon (Colin Firth), Wardex’s nervy CEO, who’s intent on burying the facts out of fear that humanity can’t handle this mind-expanding knowledge.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
Keep the language concrete and avoid burying the point under explanation.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 June 2026
Jacob Scott Bevins, 36, is accused of inflicting forceful trauma on Aiden Bevins, leading to the boy's death before burying him under his residence, KING 5 and KATU reported on Friday, June 5.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
The allegations emerged after two women set up trail cameras and captured footage of the rescue’s owner burying dogs on his property.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
The utility's Storm Secure Underground Program, launched after Hurricane Irma in 2017, focuses on making the power grid more resilient by burying power lines underground and reinforcing critical overhead infrastructure.
—Shane Hinton, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Those strikes heavily damaged the bases, burying most tunnel entrances under mountains of debris and shattering roads leading to the sites.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Money, 31 May 2026
Immediately after burying her husband in the royal cemetery of Frogmore (as had been agreed by the deceased and his niece Elizabeth II), the widow returned home.
—César Andrés Baciero, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026
But some also say opinions about AI tend to fall into extremes on both ends — that tech leaders tout it as an all-encompassing solution, while anti-AI camps are burying their heads in the sand.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burying
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In March 2026, archaeologists published a study of 125 burials from a Stone Age civilization in modern-day Hungary.—
Ky Merkley,
The Conversation,
15 June 2026
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Now, more than three months after he was killed at the start of the US-Israeli war, the date of his burial has been announced.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Verb
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Possibly moving, removing and replacing materials concealing the time capsule could get expensive.—
Ross Guidotti,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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In one of the fraud allegations, authorities alleged that the two companies and some defendants conspired together to defraud the apartment owners of Wang Fuk Court by concealing previous litigation records of Prestige and inflating the score given to the firm in a tender analysis report.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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Paul Goldschmidt hit an infield single off Braydon Fisher (2-2) to begin the ninth and advanced on Fisher's throwing error.—
CBS New York Team,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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But Nick Loftin, who pinch-hit for Michael Massey, committed a costly mistake, throwing just wide of Jac Caglianone, who was playing first base because Vinnie Pasquantino had exited the game earlier with an injury (more about that below).—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2026
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At Chloe Childress’s funeral in Houston—the church overflowing with mourners—her father played songs by the National and the Foo Fighters.—
Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
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Emotional footage from the funeral was featured in the Netflix documentary, showing Homer grieving his wife.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
Verb
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Resourceful and determined to remain unseen, Becky is hiding deep in the woods while planning her own escape.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
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Consider, too, that another longtime passion of Swift’s is hiding in plain sight.—
Kase Wickman,
Vanity Fair,
18 June 2026
Verb
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The barriers our students face have changed over the years, but our commitment to overcoming them remains the same as always.—
Albert D. Mosley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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Rather than scaling software, their approach focuses on overcoming physical bottlenecks—verified by the laws of physics—to build the foundational architecture for the broader space economy.—
Alexandra Vidyuk,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Vargas is accused of repeatedly whipping the cab’s hood with a belt, denting it, cops said.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
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But listening to Magazine—their new 10-track, 11-minute album—that artful density becomes singular, swaying as much as whipping between its frantic ideas.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
12 June 2026
Verb
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It was used in bombing missions during the current conflict between the US and Iran.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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Cook, who is now retired and works in the private sector, became particularly incensed when the military began bombing boats in the Caribbean in September.—
Clint Smith,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
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“Burying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burying. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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