COFFINED Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

coffined

verb

past tense of coffin

as in buried

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The death toll could rise because landslides triggered by the earthquake buried or cut off many remote villages across six regencies on Flores, said Fathur Rahman, who heads the Search and Rescue Office in Maumere, the capital of Sikka.

— Yacob Herin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Rescuers were still searching for villagers feared buried beneath landslides triggered by the quake across six regencies on Flores, a predominantly Catholic island in Muslim-majority Indonesia.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of buried

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Burr Oak was the area’s first cemetery to allow blacks to be interred there, and countless African American families would bury relatives there over the years.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Several individuals had been interred within burial cists made of volcanic tuff.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of interred

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Stories have circulated that he was cremated or entombed in the downtown Detroit Renaissance Center office building complex.

— Eric Shawn, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
Spontaneous applause erupted — and even some tears were shed — at the battered parking structure where Gil had been entombed since the two temblors struck within seconds of each other on June 24.

— Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of entombed

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Few works in the show are titled, boxes filled with objects remain closed (one is even tightly wrapped in cellophane), and canvases are stacked one atop the other like pizza boxes—content and images concealed.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
The ivory and 175 pounds of big cat bones were concealed inside sawn timber in three containers, highlighting Vietnam’s role as a major regional hub for illicit wildlife trade.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of concealed

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Elkins had announced the retirement before fight week, calling it his last dance, and laid his gloves in the center of the octagon afterward.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Off a fast break in the 44th minute, midfielder Croix Bethune laid it off to Debinha for the 1-0 lead.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026

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