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as in coffins
a boxlike container for holding a dead body
bought a beautiful casket when her grandmother died
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as in bins
a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things
a small casket of jewels
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Recent Examples of caskets
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.
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Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2025
The group staged a mock funeral procession in January 2021, with doctors carrying caskets on their shoulders, representing 384 people who had died in the nation’s smallest state of an overdose the previous year.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2025
The group staged a mock funeral procession in January 2021, with doctors carrying caskets on their shoulders, representing 384 people who had died in the nation’s smallest state of an overdose the previous year.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caskets
Noun
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The Ferryman crams the Warren home with upright coffins filled with his former victims.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Too often, the radioactive material landed in crematoriums and coffins.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The retailer has organizers for as little as $1, including clear bins, rolling utility carts, under-bed storage, and more.—
Shea Simmons,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Tired of dragging your bins to the curb and waking up to the roar of garbage trucks?—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The ancient tombs, along with the area’s previous finds, suggest this part of Manduria served as a structured cemetery-like space in ancient times.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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Before the most recent excavation, archaeologists had found 17 of these tombs.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled later that year that the use of drop boxes wasn't legal, but that ruling was overturned in 2024 by the court's new liberal majority.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Berger builds modular developments, where buildings are fashioned out of premade boxes, with appliances already installed.—
Matthew Geiger,
Denver Post,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Shots could be seen fired at windows and lockers, authorities said on Thursday.—
Alex Stone,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Some sat sunken in the leather roller chairs in front of their lockers.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Pipes are painted like tree trunks, flumes are supported by faux crumbling aqueducts, waterfalls gush through holes in the hulls of boats and sails hang overhead to protect from the searing sun.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Replenish most garden beds once a year in fall by top-dressing them with 1 to 2 inches of compost, pulling it back a little from stems and trunks.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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Researchers from Copenhagen University Hospital in Denmark followed 1,200 patients at high risk for ventricular arrhythmias (abnormal heart rhythms) who already had tiny implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) in their chests.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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All chests in Encore down to two, all chests in Starcrossed down to one and Whisper’s mid-activity chest removed entirely.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Caskets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caskets. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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