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Recent Examples of coffin
CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Although a spike in jet fuel prices is certainly a nail in the discount airline’s coffin, the hole it is being lowered into was dug three years ago—and Biden was holding the shovel.
—Elaine Parker, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
Mohammed Zaatari / APMourners gather around the coffin of Amal Khalil ahead of her funeral procession today.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
On the other hand, this puts the nail in the coffin for the Truman Sports Complex, as both the Royals and Chiefs will have new homes in the near future.
—Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Flowers are thrown over the coffin of journalist Amal Khalil, who was killed in an Israeli strike on April 22, 2026, as mourners carry it during her funeral in Baisariyeh, Lebanon, April 23, 2026.
—CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Although a spike in jet fuel prices is certainly a nail in the discount airline’s coffin, the hole it is being lowered into was dug three years ago—and Biden was holding the shovel.
—Elaine Parker, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
Mohammed Zaatari / APMourners gather around the coffin of Amal Khalil ahead of her funeral procession today.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
On the other hand, this puts the nail in the coffin for the Truman Sports Complex, as both the Royals and Chiefs will have new homes in the near future.
—Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coffin
Noun
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This includes the importance of gestures such as going to retrieve from the family casket a pin that reproduces the British and American flags together, as well as those that actually fly on the streets of Washington.—
Giorgia Olivieri,
Vanity Fair,
28 Apr. 2026
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The pattern holds across every region of the country, where actual casket burial rates closely match stated first-choice rates, while cremation rates far exceed them.—
Tanya D. Marsh,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The bed resists public-facing things, hence its charge as a womb to tomb motif.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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Highlights include the Pyramid of Djoser or Step Pyramid—the world’s oldest pyramid—and the Mastaba of Ti tomb.—
Nada El Sawy,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Nov. 2023
Verb
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Victor Wembanyama buried one difficult jumper after another, capping a 37-point, 15-rebound performance that led the Spurs to a 115-108 victory in Game 3 to take a 2-1 series advantage.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2026
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Marner buried three goals and assisted on another by Brayden McNabb.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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The hospital simply put identifying stickers on the bicycles and entombed them far from public view.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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And the researchers say these practices, such as kin being entombed together, likely came from Roman culture.—
Emma Gometz,
Scientific American,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Tupper appears to have been buried inside the fort because an approaching hurricane prevented transport to the post cemetery, where others were typically interred.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Also interred there are her parents, King George VI, who died in 1952, and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, who died in 2002, as well as her sister, Princess Margaret, who also died in 2002.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Prior to his death, Philip specified his funeral plans and laid out the arrangements, from the music to the custom Land Rover hearse.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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This can also include autos such as ambulances, work trucks, hearses, etc.—
Block Advisors Contributor,
Forbes.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Coffin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coffin. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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