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Recent Examples of catacomb
The city’s extensive labyrinth of catacombs was nearby as well, underground ossuaries crammed full of the skeletal remains of millions of Parisians.
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Anelise Chen
june 3, Literary Hub, 3 June 2025
Created and written by George R.R. Martin and Hidetaka Miyazaki, the original video game is an open-world third-person game where gamers can explore six different areas set in the Lands Between and travel through dungeons, catacombs, and more.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 22 May 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
As Pope and Sarah search for an exit, a heavy storm rolls in, flooding the catacombs.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Anelise Chen
june 3, Literary Hub, 3 June 2025
Created and written by George R.R. Martin and Hidetaka Miyazaki, the original video game is an open-world third-person game where gamers can explore six different areas set in the Lands Between and travel through dungeons, catacombs, and more.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 22 May 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
As Pope and Sarah search for an exit, a heavy storm rolls in, flooding the catacombs.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catacomb
Noun
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An extensive list of notable tombs can be found at the Colma Historical Museum on Hillside Boulevard.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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The tomb dates back to the 9th century BCE.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Skinner, who won silver in vault at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, spoke up about the issue earlier this year, and is now taking a harder stance.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Fire crews who arrived at the scene found that the worker had been pinned from the waist down by a burial vault — which is believed to have fallen on the individual.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This will cut deep with Andrew as his dear mother, the late Queen Elizabeth, is laid to rest in the crypt, St George’s Chapel.—
Janelle Ash , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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In Saunders’s afterlife, various spirits join Willie, Lincoln’s eleven-year-old son who has died from typhoid fever, while his father grieves in the crypt.—
Book Marks
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Catacomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catacomb. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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