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Recent Examples of coffin
Greg Wehner , Yael Halon, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Two coffins carrying the remains of the deceased hostages crossed the border into Israel earlier on Tuesday and were taken to the National Institute for Forensic Medicine for identification and to investigate the causes of death.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
Cerussi and Donovan put the nail in the coffin with five seconds remaining in the first half by connecting for the second time for 34 yards to essentially finish things off with a dominating 34-7 halftime lead.
—Brian Fabry, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
Once Lisa and Jamal moved out, Tupac slept mattress to floor in a coffin-sized bedroom, while his mother and sister laid out their mattresses and box springs in the dining room.
—Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Israel on Tuesday received the coffins of two hostages returned from Gaza through the Red Cross, as officials said the remains will be identified before being released to their families as the military vowed to keep working to bring home all remaining captives.
—Greg Wehner , Yael Halon, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Two coffins carrying the remains of the deceased hostages crossed the border into Israel earlier on Tuesday and were taken to the National Institute for Forensic Medicine for identification and to investigate the causes of death.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
Cerussi and Donovan put the nail in the coffin with five seconds remaining in the first half by connecting for the second time for 34 yards to essentially finish things off with a dominating 34-7 halftime lead.
—Brian Fabry, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
Once Lisa and Jamal moved out, Tupac slept mattress to floor in a coffin-sized bedroom, while his mother and sister laid out their mattresses and box springs in the dining room.
—Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coffin
Noun
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The concept sells niches to hold urns, similar to buying a cemetery plot for a casket.—
Laura L. Davis,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Oct. 2025
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Jones denied involvement in the casket incident, and police reports from the time say no one matching Jones’ description was seen on video dropping off the casket.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In order to become proper Chinese third graders—to go all the way from Heaven to tomb—Natasha and Ariel needed to memorize a total of sixteen hundred characters.—
Peter Hessler,
The New Yorker,
26 June 2023
Verb
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In July 2024, Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial ended by being dismissed with prejudice after his attorneys argued that prosecutors had buried evidence.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Dominic Calvert-Lewin has historically struggled to bury chances, while attackers Noah Okafor, Daniel James and Wilfried Gnonto are all struggling to keep fit behind him.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Although the city demolished the long-vacant behemoth from its modest skyline about nine months ago, its remains lie entombed where the building once stood, and temporarily block the beginning of a new chapter of Marysville history.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Acutis was entombed in Assisi, where millions flocked to see him through glass, dressed in jeans, Nike sneakers and a sweatshirt.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Odd Fellows Cemetery, where Sammy is interred, is the last such cemetery in Sacramento.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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She was later interred at Fairview Cemetery.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Cadillac hearse that’s from the auction is part of local lore as well, Foley said.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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There was Ozzy’s hearse up front and the family in about five black SUVs following us.—
Steve Knopper,
Billboard,
30 July 2025
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“Coffin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coffin. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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