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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
And especially when almost no one alive today still remembers just how many child-sized coffins were involved in the halcyon pre-vaccine days when nature got to take its course.
—Diana Gitig, ArsTechnica, 30 May 2026
Despite his efforts in yelling for help, that hole ended up being the very thing that killed him as a rattlesnake slithered into the coffin and fatally attacked him.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 30 May 2026
In the penultimate episode of the HBO show's third season, which aired on May 24, Jacob Elordi's character Nate Jacobs met his fate after being trapped inside a coffin that was buried underground.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
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Noun
One infant was laid to rest alongside two adults in a stone coffin — while the other was buried in a lead coffin.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
And especially when almost no one alive today still remembers just how many child-sized coffins were involved in the halcyon pre-vaccine days when nature got to take its course.
—Diana Gitig, ArsTechnica, 30 May 2026
Despite his efforts in yelling for help, that hole ended up being the very thing that killed him as a rattlesnake slithered into the coffin and fatally attacked him.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 30 May 2026
In the penultimate episode of the HBO show's third season, which aired on May 24, Jacob Elordi's character Nate Jacobs met his fate after being trapped inside a coffin that was buried underground.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coffin
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After the services, an American flag was draped on Kilduff's casket and it was placed on a firetruck outside the church while a sea of firefighters paid tribute.—
Penny Kmitt,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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Kilduff’s casket rode to the church on a fire engine, while bagpipers played and thousands lined the streets.—
Boston Herald staff,
Boston Herald,
1 June 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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The widow has had to tolerate enough of this woman and her husband’s affair and should be allowed to bury him in peace.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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Kai Havertz had buried the first shot of the game into PSG’s net, giving Arsenal a 1-0 lead in the sixth minute of the game.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
Verb
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The sunken battleship entombs more than 900 sailors and Marines at Pearl Harbor.—
Jim Mustian,
Los Angeles Times,
14 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
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Dad’s passing last December at age 96 meant this month’s holiday was a first with Dad being with his parents and siblings and other family interred at our small-town Catholic cemetery.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Lloyd and his wife, Lynne Dewar Lloyd, will be interred together at the Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Lafayette.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
28 May 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 6 Jun. 2026.
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