coffining

Definition of coffiningnext
present participle of coffin

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coffining
Verb
  • The people who actually helped her were the ones who made the decision themselves—dropping off dinner, sending a gift card, showing up to organize the house, or putting away the baby gifts that had already arrived.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 28 May 2026
  • That’s fine if your ideal rom-com is familiar enough to enjoy while strolling room to room putting away laundry or watching via a second screen while your first displays Da Bears game.
    Hugh Hart, IndieWire, 23 May 2026
Verb
  • The utility's Storm Secure Underground Program, launched after Hurricane Irma in 2017, focuses on making the power grid more resilient by burying power lines underground and reinforcing critical overhead infrastructure.
    Shane Hinton, CBS News, 1 June 2026
  • For weeks, strikes by the United States and Israel restricted Iran’s access to its underground missile sites by destroying roads and burying tunnel entrances.
    Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Money, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • The entrance of the cave was filled with concrete, entombing the body inside.
    Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The woman’s daughter showed investigators video footage showing Robinson rifling through the woman’s drawers, selecting items and hiding them on her body.
    Kairi Lowery, Miami Herald, 5 June 2026
  • Eggs or young cockroaches may be hiding in them.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • Missing evidence raises the question of whether that will be grounds to dismiss the pending criminal case against a couple charged with allegedly using their two massage parlors as a front for prostitution, while concealing massive amounts of cash from taxes.
    Christin Lazerus, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
  • Shoplifting by concealing merchandise.
    Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 26 May 2026
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 6 Jun. 2026.

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