Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coffined
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Only one body was identified by a family, while the others were buried on Friday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026 -
This drill bit was not buried under sand waiting for an archaeological expedition.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Department of Veterans Affairs and volunteer groups have worked to locate and honor the women, identifying eight interred at Holy Cross Cemetery, including Irma Armanet, whose gravesite had never been marked.—
Loureen Ayyoub,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Roughly 400 are interred in crypts, about 300 in niches, and approximately 15,000 in traditional burial plots.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Even followers of British royalty can make a heritage visit to the final resting place of Princess Alice of Battenberg, grandmother of King Charles, who is entombed on Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Two ancient wolf pups found entombed in Siberian permafrost more than a decade ago are revealing new stories, thanks to rich DNA clues preserved inside their bodies.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
14 Jan. 2026
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Economic growth fueled by foreign borrowing created an illusion of stability that concealed deepening structural decay.—
Alejandro Reyes,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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Women who brought the lawsuits said the university ignored their complaints and deliberately concealed abuse that happened for decades during examinations at the UCLA student health center, the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center or in Heaps’ campus office.—
Greg Norman-Diamond,
FOXNews.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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While much of the worst damage had been cleared, in some places, power lines still hung low over roads and laid strewn about in parking lots.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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There are speeches, and wreaths are laid.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Coffined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coffined. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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