Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for charnels
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The boundaries of the necropolis are not clearly defined, scientists said, noting modern planting pits, ditches and agricultural work have obliterated several tombs.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026 -
An intimate doc-feature take on renowned Panamanian anthropologist Reina Torres de Araúz (1932-82), who battled the plundering of artifacts from pre-1492 tombs, told from th POV of a soon who lost her mother too soon.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2026
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The comedian Fred Armisen is set to host a CNN docuseries digging into Universal Music’s vaults.—
Andrew Flanagan,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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Every year during awards season, the most storied jewelry houses from around the world open up their vaults to dress the winners in dripping gemstones that make their looks shine.—
Madeline Hirsch,
InStyle,
15 Mar. 2026
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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
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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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Livestream of the massive crowd carrying multiple coffins was broadcast on Iranian state TV, including that of Ali Larijani, who had been a senior adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and emerged as a key wartime figure after the ayatollah's killing.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
18 Mar. 2026
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Banners and flags lined the route as the truck carrying the coffins drove slowly through the mourners.—
Yarden Segev,
NBC news,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Charnels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charnels. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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