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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
Branwell’s coffin was carried from the house and placed next to the other family caskets.
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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
The two mothers stood together, eight small caskets arrayed in a semicircle before them.
—Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 9 May 2026
Open caskets were backed by their pictures and their favorite characters, including Lilo and Stitch with angel wings.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 9 May 2026
Materials used for caskets and vaults are often made of wood, metal or concrete that require mining or tree cutting and huge amounts of energy to produce.
—Dorany Pineda, Fortune, 2 May 2026
Materials used for caskets and vaults are often made of wood, metal or concrete that require mining or tree cutting and huge amounts of energy to produce.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
Light rain fell as ambulances lined up outside the cemetery and began unloading dozens of plain wooden caskets.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026
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
The two mothers stood together, eight small caskets arrayed in a semicircle before them.
—Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 9 May 2026
Open caskets were backed by their pictures and their favorite characters, including Lilo and Stitch with angel wings.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 9 May 2026
Materials used for caskets and vaults are often made of wood, metal or concrete that require mining or tree cutting and huge amounts of energy to produce.
—Dorany Pineda, Fortune, 2 May 2026
Materials used for caskets and vaults are often made of wood, metal or concrete that require mining or tree cutting and huge amounts of energy to produce.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
Light rain fell as ambulances lined up outside the cemetery and began unloading dozens of plain wooden caskets.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caskets
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And especially when almost no one alive today still remembers just how many child-sized coffins were involved in the halcyon pre-vaccine days when nature got to take its course.—
Diana Gitig,
ArsTechnica,
30 May 2026
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Some still believe Ebola is a myth Even as at least one funeral home manager dusted off coffins for sale alongside a road in Bunia, experts reported a lack of trust among some residents of the region who do not believe the virus exists.—
Justin Kabumba,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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The department urged resident not to return, relocate, or give away the plants, and not place them in trash bins or compost containers.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
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Eggshells are often also added as grit in vermiculture bins to aid worm digestion by helping to break down organic matter.—
Gemma Johnstone,
The Spruce,
25 May 2026
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Hue, Vietnam Ornate palaces, pavilions, statues and royal tombs are waiting to be explored in Hue.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
13 May 2026
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Picture Indiana Jones swapping his fedora for a Han dynasty helmet, dodging booby traps in dusty Chinese tombs.—
Urnesha Bhattacherjee,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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Ballots are collected from drop boxes daily by the two-person teams, whose locations are tracked at all times by the GPS on their phones.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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Nearby homes were evacuated during the investigation, and the bomb squad hauled out boxes of what were described as consumer-grade pyrotechnic devices, enough to fill more than three box trucks, according to investigators at the scene.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
28 May 2026
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Now, McCain lingers near teammates’ road lockers past the bus times and ropes them into TikToks at the hotel.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
23 May 2026
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Sites must be reserved ahead of time, and all come with picnic and cooking shelters as well as food lockers for storage away from curious wildlife.—
Maryam Siddiqi,
Travel + Leisure,
23 May 2026
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Try planting a ring of parsley around the trunks of apple trees as part of a fruit guild, or grow a few parsley plants in pots and move them beneath the trees when the parsley starts flowering.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 May 2026
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The more popular Australian and New Zealand tree ferns, with their hairy trunks, get tired looking after a while, even while the giant chain fern expands radially into a huge clump with leaves up to 5 feet tall or taller.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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Carter recommends styles with less coverage, while Al-Khalil says softer cups tend to contour more naturally to smaller chests than stiff molded padding.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
28 May 2026
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No one wanted to stand behind the commanding warriors, draped in blankets and furs, brass hoops in their earlobes, medals and wampum on their strong chests, silver armbands glinting in the light.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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“Caskets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caskets. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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