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as in bin
a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things
a small casket of jewels
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Recent Examples of casket
Light rain fell as ambulances lined up outside the cemetery and began unloading dozens of plain wooden caskets.
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Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026
Light rain fell as ambulances lined up outside the cemetery and began unloading dozens of plain wooden caskets.
—Abdul Qahar Afghan, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Earlier this month, Oseguera was buried in a golden casket with enormous flower wreaths and a large military presence.
—CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Denise holding a White, blond doll; Lisa and her sister Kimberly growing up; Denise in a casket.
—John Archibald, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026
Light rain fell as ambulances lined up outside the cemetery and began unloading dozens of plain wooden caskets.
—Abdul Qahar Afghan, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Earlier this month, Oseguera was buried in a golden casket with enormous flower wreaths and a large military presence.
—CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Denise holding a White, blond doll; Lisa and her sister Kimberly growing up; Denise in a casket.
—John Archibald, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for casket
Noun
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But the nail in the coffin for her family was the bike course, which her niece was most excited for.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
30 Mar. 2026
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Some coffins had multiple occupants, while others contained only a head or nothing at all.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Her shoebox of a room has enough space for a sleeping bag as a bed, a desk, and a couple of storage bins.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
26 Mar. 2026
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Brown himself buys devices off eBay or pulls them from e-waste bins.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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According to the Bible, he was sacrificed to pay for the sins of mankind and his body was later laid to rest in a nearby tomb.—
Josh Kelly,
Oklahoman,
25 Mar. 2026
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It was found inside King Tut’s tomb and in trace amounts on 9,000-year-old Chinese pottery and was written about in the Bible.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The coach often looks at those basketball stickers affixed over a block M at each player's locker.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Beyond the main performance stages, the center’s instructional spaces are tailored for drama studies as well as choral, band and orchestra programs, with soundproof practice rooms and breakout rooms featuring acoustic paneling, as well as instrument lockers.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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After Bonta ordered Bianco to halt his probe, the sheriff seized another 426 boxes of ballots last week.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The search box is prominent, and the landing screen displays common functions for automations, customization, permissions, and workflows.—
John Brandon,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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All of the lower branches had been trimmed to the trunks the year before, which might have helped the tree recover.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Mar. 2026
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Midsize SUVs typically have family-friendly layouts that prioritize roomy seating and enough trunk space for the whole family.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The man refused and began touching the woman dressed as the Easter Bunny's arm, then the top of her chest, and then grabbed her breasts.—
Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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That can cause heart palpitations, dizziness or lightheadedness, shortness of breath, fainting and chest pain.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Casket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casket. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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