charnels

variants also charnel houses
Definition of charnelsnext
plural of charnel

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for charnels
Noun
  • Between 2022 and 2024, the Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology excavated a series of ancient tombs in the Jiali Village of Zi’an.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026
  • On the moors, cliffs, and hills there are wind farms; oil terminals; small farms, some of which have been there for many centuries; ruined medieval churches and hermitages; and prehistoric settlements, tombs, and monuments.
    Sarah Moss, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • For an additional fee, guests can opt for a tennis package, which includes ninety minutes with a tennis pro on the club’s rare grass courts, two swag bags with ITHF merch, and a private tour of the grounds and museum vaults.
    Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Instead of storing silver themselves, investors can buy shares of the ETF, which holds silver in vaults and reflects changes in the metal's market price, minus fees.
    Mike Winters, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The film includes scenes shot in memorial sites and underground crypts, still home to victims’ remains, spaces that pushed Rolland to navigate the line between the character and herself as a Rwandan woman.
    Essie Assibu, Variety, 12 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • They were given 45 minutes to get as many coffins into graves as possible.
    Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Officials stood quietly as Swiss police pallbearers carried the coffins through a line of firefighters and soldiers to an Italian air force C-130 cargo plane.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Charnels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charnels. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.

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