Definition of catacombnext
as in tomb
usually catacombs plural an underground burial chamber explored the catacombs looking for evidence about burial customs of that ancient society

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Recent Examples of catacomb For a darker experience in the City of Light, venture beneath Paris and explore its hundreds of miles of catacombs. Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025 Choose Sauternes for golden dessert wines, Arcachon Bay for oysters, and Saint-Émilion’s limestone catacombs. Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025 The City Market redevelopment will expose historic catacombs in the $15 million plaza. Congratulations to IndyStar's Dana Hunsinger Benbow, the first woman ever to be named Indiana's top sportswriter by NSMA. Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 10 Jan. 2025 One morning the four of us climbed the bell tower of the Monolithic church in Saint-Emilion, a medieval marvel, then descended, following a guide, into the subterranean nave and catacombs. Jo Rodgers, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for catacomb
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Noun
  • According to the Bible, he was sacrificed to pay for the sins of mankind and his body was later laid to rest in a nearby tomb.
    Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 25 Mar. 2026
  • It was found inside King Tut’s tomb and in trace amounts on 9,000-year-old Chinese pottery and was written about in the Bible.
    Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • With the song in expert hands, Dave Meyer, the commercial’s director, asked to add other off-kilter elements, including a plotline about Nickelback and Megan stealing new Cheetos from a vault and loading them on to a giant truck that would also serve as their escape vehicle.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Suffice to say, the ingredients (now in my vault) are very high quality.
    Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • One captures a white concrete community mausoleum, its crypts often empty, like absent teeth cavities, its coffins stolen presumably for anything valuable inside.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
  • In Culiacan, in neighboring Sinaloa state, home to a cartel of the same name, there is a cemetery known for its luxury crypts and mausoleums for one-time kingpins like Ignacio Coronel — an old associate of El Mencho — and Arturo Beltrán Leyva.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026

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“Catacomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catacomb. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.

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