coffining

verb

present participle of coffin
as in putting away

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coffining
  1. putting away
  2. burying
  3. entombing
  4. hiding
  5. concealing
  6. ensconcing
Verb
  • Jason Wright threw for a touchdown and ran for another but also had two interceptions as the Bulls (2-2) had trouble putting away the Colonials (2-2).
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Beyond coffee, Gottsman said candidates should avoid other distractions or unprofessional impressions by putting away their phones, skipping overpowering fragrances, removing sunglasses from the tops of their heads and avoiding chewing gum.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of putting away
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  • The year after that, heavy rains pummeled the burn scar, burying buildings and vehicles under mud and debris.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Revenue suffered during the shutdown, burying the company in a hole of debt with little chance of climbing out.
    — Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of burying
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  • This past February, what remained suddenly fell, entombing several squatters.
    — Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The entrance of the cave was filled with concrete, entombing the body inside.
    — Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
Definition of entombing
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  • What about when Carole was hiding in the closet to try to overhear Luann calling her a pedophile, and Jules Wainstein kept trying to ruin her ruse?
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Researchers there also work on waste valorization, the science of finding useful products hiding inside industrial by-products.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of hiding
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  • Make roots easier to work around by concealing them with mulch or groundcovering plants that don’t need trimming.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Kingston Bradley of Smyrna, Georgia, was arrested and charged with concealing the death of another and malice murder in connection with Mosley’s death.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of concealing
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  • 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
Definition of ensconcing
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“Coffining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coffining. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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