COFFINED Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

coffined

verb

past tense of coffin

as in buried

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The dielectric features were therefore buried inside the device, helping preserve their shape during fabrication.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
There are also military capabilities there, including air defenses and mines buried underground.

— Gabrielle Khoriaty, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026

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Following the service, the King will be interred in the Royal Mausoleum at Akershus Fortress, alongside the late King Haakon VII, Queen Maud, King Olav V & Crown Princess Märtha.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026
Nisa Torer, 14, and 56-year-old Nihat Balyemez were interred in the southern city of Gaziantep, while Huseyin Ozdemir was buried in Silifke, Mersin province.

— Andrew Wilks, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of interred

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Country music icon Dolly Parton will be entombed next to her husband Carl Thomas Dean in Tennessee.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
The consensus seems to be that these bizarre objects, which were first discovered in 2022, are growing supermassive black holes entombed within huge clouds of gas that have spectrums similar to cool, red stars, such as red giants.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of entombed

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The employees concealed the actions using third-party vendors and false invoices.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The machines were designed to detect non-metallic weapons, explosives and other threats concealed under layers of clothing that might evade traditional metal detectors.

— Mark Morales, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of concealed

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The firm’s report laid them out in plain and careful detail, with quotes from texts, e-mails, interviews, and contemporaneous notes.

— Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026
With one of the toughest schedules in the country, a good foundation has been laid, but improvements will be needed quickly.

— PJ Green September 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026

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