coffining

present participle of coffin

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coffining
Verb
  • And that confidence and identity have carried over into the first two weeks of the season, from putting away a good Houston Texans team in the opener to pulling away from the Tennessee Titans this past weekend after trailing late in the third quarter.
    Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Its marketing materials show robots handing an apple to a human, making coffee, putting away groceries and dishes, pouring drinks, and watering plants.
    Maya Cakmak, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But the first step is to recognize the realities, rather than burying our heads in the sand like some gigantic flock of ostriches.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 2 Oct. 2025
  • What more could possibly be learned about the vicious crimes of the Illinois native who murdered at least 33 young men in the ’70s, burying most of them in a crawl space under his home?
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Johnson sat in the makeup chair for two hours undergoing a transformation process that resulted in the cauliflower ears, a specific browbone piece and other prosthetics, plus hiding his tattoos.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Keep scrolling to shop the best deals on plush bedding and area rugs hiding in Amazon’s home department.
    Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Snelling is currently charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence and concealing the birth of an infant.
    Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Snelling was charged with tampering with physical evidence, concealing the birth of an infant and abuse of a corpse.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • To avoid these outcomes, Israel needs to restore political stability in the country by shoring up its constitutional foundations, strengthening the rule of law, reaching more productively for a lasting settlement to the conflict with Palestinians, and better ensconcing itself within the region.
    Ilan Z. Baron, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Coffining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coffining. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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