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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
His killing galvanized the Civil Rights Movement after Till’s mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, insisted on an open casket so that the country could see the brutality.
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Graham Lee Brewer, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Average caskets run between $2,000 and $5,000 in the United States, but some made of mahogany, bronze or copper can cost upward of $10,000, according to the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Consumer Advice department.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2025
The cemetery district is expecting to run out of casket burial spaces by the end of 2028 after adding more spaces at its cemeteries in Santa Ana and Lake Forest.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
Elsewhere in the video, the gang crashes Lester’s funeral to get answers — and at one point, Martin unceremoniously checks the doorman’s casket to see if the body still has all 10 fingers.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2025
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Graham Lee Brewer, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Average caskets run between $2,000 and $5,000 in the United States, but some made of mahogany, bronze or copper can cost upward of $10,000, according to the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Consumer Advice department.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2025
The cemetery district is expecting to run out of casket burial spaces by the end of 2028 after adding more spaces at its cemeteries in Santa Ana and Lake Forest.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
Elsewhere in the video, the gang crashes Lester’s funeral to get answers — and at one point, Martin unceremoniously checks the doorman’s casket to see if the body still has all 10 fingers.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for casket
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The content drew attention to the country’s inequality by contrasting the lives of the children of the country’s elite – with designer clothing and foreign vacations – with images of Nepali migrant workers returning home in coffins from dangerous jobs abroad.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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In a sign of Kirk’s influence in Republican circles, Vice President JD Vance accompanied Kirk’s family and coffin aboard Air Force Two on the trip back to their home in Arizona.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In the western city of Nantes, protesters blocked a highway with burning tires and bins.—
Stephane Mahe,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Also in July, a fire broke out in the overhead bin of a Virgin Australia flight and filled the cabin with smoke.—
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The 2,300-year-old tomb had two rooms — an entrance chamber and a burial chamber — originally connected with a double door, archaeologists said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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The animal was originally a zhènmùshòu, a monumental, fierce, lion-like tomb guardian from the Tang Dynasty, the authors speculate.—
Amy Woodyatt,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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The bodies of Manu and Yuna were found in suitcases inside a storage locker in Auckland in 2022 after a family member bought the items in an online auction, RNZ reported.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Hooper asked rhetorically in front of his locker Thursday.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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What Girl Scout cookies cost Girl Scout Cookies in the 2026 season, including the new Exploremores, are $6 a box for all varieties except Toffee-tastic.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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Avoid underlines, unusual bullets and text boxes.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Check the trunk and glove compartment for signs of flooding.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Race winner trophy is seen in a Louis Vuitton trunk on the podium following the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco at Circuit de Monaco on May 26, 2024 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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The 63-year-old NBA commissioner who came up under the fire-breathing David Stern, and who has chosen diplomacy over dictatorship since taking over in 2014, doesn’t typically stick his chest out when discussing such matters of governance.—
Sam Amick,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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This tweed jacket is crafted with a five-button front, collarless crew neckline, and buttoned flap-welt pockets at the chest and hips.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Casket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casket. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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