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Recent Examples of catacombs
His only book, Portraits in Life and Death (1976), juxtaposed photos of people in his circle and with images of ancient corpses in the Palermo catacombs.
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Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
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
Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catacombs
Noun
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Firemen in their command center calm the fears of the locals who call in, law enforcement tracks down tomb robbers, while in the port of Torre Annunziata, Syrian tankers unload Ukrainian grain.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2026
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Located in San Pablo Huitzo, in the state of Oaxaca, the tomb was built by the Zapotec culture in around the year 600, according to a statement from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) last week.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The company’s use of Swiss vaults to hold its approximately 140 tons of gold—which backs its gold token but also forms part of its own treasury—coincides with a record precious metals rally.—
Carlos Garcia,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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The mart is launching what will become a series of dinner events where one vendor will be selected to invite up to 16 people for an intimate dinner in the Bosch/Thermador Gaggenau showroom, located in the historic vault of the Merchandise Mart National Bank, established in 1930.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The oldest part of the castle dates to the year 1000 and has a small frescoed crypt dedicated to San Lorenzo.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, at Mount Moriah, the graves Gerlach allegedly prayed on are old, ornate mausoleums and large crypt-like vaults, many from the 1800s.—
Joe Holden,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Catacombs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catacombs. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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