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Recent Examples of coffin
Angel Saunders, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Pallbearers then lifted Francis’ coffin from the white hearse and carryied it into the basilica, his final resting place.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025
Senior church officials sealed his coffin Friday night.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 26 Apr. 2025
What kind of coffin is Francis being buried in?
Pope Francis' coffin also breaks with papal tradition.
—Susan Miller, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
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Noun
In one of the final moments from his funeral, Pope Francis' coffin was welcomed by members of marginalized groups near and dear to his heart.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Pallbearers then lifted Francis’ coffin from the white hearse and carryied it into the basilica, his final resting place.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025
Senior church officials sealed his coffin Friday night.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 26 Apr. 2025
What kind of coffin is Francis being buried in?
Pope Francis' coffin also breaks with papal tradition.
—Susan Miller, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coffin
Noun
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What struck me wasn’t her quiet courage—but the revelation that only men are permitted in the outer circle surrounding the Pope’s casket.—
Angela S. Mattie,
Hartford Courant,
6 May 2025
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His office was filled with the artifacts that people left behind in their cars: a high school diploma, a Little League uniform, an American flag that had been draped over a casket at a military funeral.—
Eli Saslow,
New York Times,
4 May 2025
Noun
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Pharaoh's tomb discovered by archaeologists in Egypt Dr. Josef Wegner, Penn Museum curator who is based in Philadelphia, recently uncovered a groundbreaking discovery: an unknown pharaoh's tomb, dating back 3,600 years.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2025
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Earlier Sunday, Leo celebrated a private Mass near the tomb of St. Peter.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
11 May 2025
Verb
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Cause of death: There are several causes of death because Ulric receives the nine lives of a cat: shot in the head, drowned, hanged, car crash, electrocuted, crossbow, stabbed, suffocated after burying himself alive. Sad or satisfying?—
Carrie Wittmer,
Vulture,
19 May 2025
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When managers bury the message in a compliment sandwich, it gets lost.—
Julia Korn,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
Verb
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Today, the base lies entombed beneath at least 100 feet of ice.—
Isabel van Brugen
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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Following the service, Francis’ coffin was transported in the white popemobile over the River Tiber to be entombed in Rome’s Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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She was interred at Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum, which is also where Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley is buried.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
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Kristopher Allen Sequoia Lunsford-Barrett grew up in San Diego and was interred there after his death, according to an obituary shared online.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Decorated hearses ferry visitors past the Mercer Williams House Museum, where an antiques dealer shot his lover and inspired the book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.—
John von Sothen,
airmail.news,
15 Mar. 2025
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But outside, under the church portico, two long hearses — one black, one white — waited.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Coffin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coffin. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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