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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catacomb
Noun
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King Charles takes a moment to pay his respects while standing in front of the tomb.—
Staff Author Updated,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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Some audibly gasped and appeared in shock when it was announced that King Charles III and Queen Camilla would shortly be arriving to lay wreaths at the tomb.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The warehouse becomes a secure vault guaranteeing the bank that the wheels exist, are in good condition and match the pledge register.—
Antonia Mortensen,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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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
Noun
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Lying in this crypt is Nathan Lane’s Willy Loman, a tragic humbug, his delusions contradicted by the ruins around him.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Only the crypt—the chapel beneath the church—had been partially completed.—
Alicja Zelazko,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Catacomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catacomb. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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