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a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things
a small casket of jewels
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Recent Examples of casket
Video news footage from the funeral showed Sabharwal’s 88-year-old father standing and praying over his son’s casket.
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David Chiu, People.com, 17 June 2025
Passersby stopped as Marines walked the family out to the tarmac, the pilot ensured Rowe’s casket was the first off the plane and the airport temporarily halted all surrounding flight activity.
—Kairi Lowery, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
Families can order caskets and urns with next-day delivery, create obituaries with features like memory sharing, service details, and direct donations to charity or the bereaved family to help cover funeral expenses.
—Paul Klein, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
In normal times, having a couple dozen waiting caskets in the crematory is considered a bottleneck; at the height of the pandemic, there were seventy-five.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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David Chiu, People.com, 17 June 2025
Passersby stopped as Marines walked the family out to the tarmac, the pilot ensured Rowe’s casket was the first off the plane and the airport temporarily halted all surrounding flight activity.
—Kairi Lowery, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
Families can order caskets and urns with next-day delivery, create obituaries with features like memory sharing, service details, and direct donations to charity or the bereaved family to help cover funeral expenses.
—Paul Klein, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
In normal times, having a couple dozen waiting caskets in the crematory is considered a bottleneck; at the height of the pandemic, there were seventy-five.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for casket
Noun
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For many businesses, this can be the final nail in the coffin.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
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However, this is another nail in the coffin for a creative agency or production company that was providing those services.—
Steven Wolfe Pereira,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
Noun
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Store garbage cans and compost bins away from doors, decks, and other living spaces.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
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The main preparation room is strategically located adjacent to the walk-in freezer, which includes large bins of pre-mixed and portioned cookies prepared at the bakery’s central production facility.—
Camila Pedrosa
July 4,
Sacbee.com,
4 July 2025
Noun
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Visitors walk among ancient walls and tombs, uncovering stories that span from Roman London to World War II.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Known both as a common crop mold and a lurking danger in ancient tombs, its spores have been linked to mysterious deaths — from King Tutankhamun’s 1920s excavation to a 1970s Polish royal tomb incident that apparently killed several archaeologists.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Two games later, Higashioka was packing up his locker and heading into free agency on the steam of a career-high 17 homers.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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The most traumatic episode happened when a bully named Matt stabbed him in the neck in a hallway outside his locker between classes, opening a small cut where Griffin's neck met his shoulder.—
Brad Schmitt,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Gamify discovery: Blind boxes tap into emotion and curiosity, driving repeat purchases.—
Sylvana Quader Sinha,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Photos from the scene show the felines pressed against the front windshield of the van, with others found in cardboard boxes inside the vehicle.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
1 July 2025
Noun
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During an outing with Travis Kelce on June 28, Swift paired a flouncy white and pink houndstooth Balmain dress and nude Christian Louboutin sandals with a small nude trunk bag.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
29 June 2025
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The house’s history is on display, with some of the trunks dating back to the 1850s.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
29 June 2025
Noun
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And if your wedding look has your décolletage on display, consider its neck and chest mask to address wrinkles and sun spots below the chin.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
1 July 2025
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In more severe cases, surgical options may be proposed to correct the scoliosis curve and restore balance to the thorax, creating vital space for the heart and lungs within the chest cavity.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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“Casket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casket. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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