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Recent Examples of catacombs
The Mummy is set up with the grace of Boris Karloff lumping around the catacombs.
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Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
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.
—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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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
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But in a break with recent precedent, the MOD said no military hardware will roll past Lenin’s tomb this year.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
29 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
Cite this Entry
“Catacombs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catacombs. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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