Thesaurus results for CASKETS

caskets

noun

plural of casket

as in coffins

a boxlike container for holding a dead body bought a beautiful casket when her grandmother died

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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 caskets Iranian state media showed throngs of people gathered at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, a large prayer complex in Tehran, visiting the family's caskets. — Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 6 July 2026 The caskets of his dead family members sat beneath Khamenei's, which had his black turban atop it, identifying him as a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. — Nasser Karimi, Arkansas Online, 5 July 2026 The coffins were taken through the streets of Tehran on a roughly 12-hour journey to Mehrabad International Airport, where state television footage showed a truck approaching with the caskets. — ABC News, 5 July 2026 The caskets of his family members sat beneath Khamenei’s, which had his black turban atop it, identifying him as a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. — Nasser Karimi, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026 One tier below were the caskets of four family members who were killed alongside Khamenei, including his 14-month-old granddaughter, according to IRNA. — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 3 July 2026 Branwell’s coffin was carried from the house and placed next to the other family caskets. — Literary Hub, 12 May 2026 The Associated Press and USA Today reported that the churchgoers honored the children by wearing pink, purple and blue, visiting their white caskets with photos of each of the children — some alongside their favorite Disney characters — as well as praying and singing as a group. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026 Not far from the now empty home, stripped of the laughter and the innocent chaos of excited children that once filled every room and hallway with life, the three mothers, dressed in all white, sit side by side before the eight caskets. — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 10 May 2026

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Noun

Those beliefs have long shaped the role of traditional coffins in Chinese funeral customs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
After the church service, the crowd climbed up a steep hill and followed the hearses transporting the coffins to a nearby cemetery.

— Evens Sanon, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Their advice is simple — compost or use the kitchen garbage disposal to limit the food waste that is thrown out, put trash in outdoor bins right before pickup and make sure garbage cans are secure.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 28 Sep. 2026
Do not compost diseased foliage because home compost piles or bins usually do not get hot enough to kill the pathogens.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of bins

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Back then, the town was a rural, rapidly industrializing fringe of Hangzhou with a largely undeveloped archaeological site that featured Neolithic tombs and settlements buried deep beneath farmland.

— Afra Wang, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2026
Their findings suggest that these tombs were intended not simply to house the dead but to affect the living through an immersive environment.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of tombs

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Despite intermittent downpours, shoppers waded through the water carrying bags, backpacks and boxes of groceries.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
SpaceX took a big step toward meeting those ambitious goals with today's success, but Starship still has some boxes to check.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of boxes

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To avoid bear encounters, Fish and Wildlife recommends removing unsecured food from cars and tents, using bear-resistant food canisters or bear lockers, and regularly disposing trash.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
After any communication, workers store their devices in lockers on the kiosk where they can be charged or temporarily put out of service, and flagged to a manager to check on it.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of lockers

Noun

The space unfolds around trees far older than its walls, with trunks cutting through the floors and coffee planters surrounding the interior.

— Nikkita Nair, Saveur, 10 Sep. 2026
In design, New Balance partnered with Swiss furniture maker USM during Paris Fashion Week to create bespoke modular trunks for its latest and upcoming products.

— Alison Bringé, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of trunks

Noun

The players have to figure out how to open the chests, each of which contains part of a code.

— Alice Burton, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Many have ports implanted beneath the skin of their chests so each treatment does not mean another needle searching for a vein already strained by months of infusions.

— Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 15 Sep. 2026

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