coffins 1 of 2

plural of coffin
as in caskets
a boxlike container for holding a dead body coffins are said to be the preferred sleeping places of vampires

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coffins

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of coffin

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Recent Examples of coffins
Noun
Those beliefs have long shaped the role of traditional coffins in Chinese funeral customs. ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 After the church service, the crowd climbed up a steep hill and followed the hearses transporting the coffins to a nearby cemetery. Evens Sanon, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 Last month, a mural in Tehran’s Palestine Square depicted members of the First Family above coffins draped in American flags. Chad De Guzman, Time, 26 Aug. 2026 The excavation, carried out by an Egyptian archaeological mission under the supervision of the SCA, also uncovered pottery coffins, as well as a collection of incense burners, oil lamps, and funerary amulets. Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 31 July 2026 In the mid-nineteenth century, the abolitionist Henrietta Bowers Duterte operated an Underground Railroad stop in her Philadelphia funeral home, hiding fugitive slaves in coffins. John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026 Several trucks arrived with coffins throughout Monday, according to the cemetery worker who spoke to CNN. Osmary Hernández, CNN Money, 7 July 2026 Some reached out to touch the truck, which was also carrying the coffins of some of Khamenei’s family members. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coffins
Noun
  • Iranian state media showed throngs of people gathered at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, a large prayer complex in Tehran, visiting the family's caskets.
    Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 6 July 2026
  • The caskets of his dead family members sat beneath Khamenei's, which had his black turban atop it, identifying him as a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad.
    NASSER KARIMI, Arkansas Online, 5 July 2026
Verb
  • The sunken battleship entombs more than 900 sailors and Marines at Pearl Harbor.
    Jim Mustian, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Their findings suggest that these tombs were intended not simply to house the dead but to affect the living through an immersive environment.
    Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • More recently, cosmic rays have helped geologists see hidden chambers of active volcanoes, and archaeologists use them to reveal hidden tombs in ancient Egyptian pyramids.
    Jesse Liu, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Inside, five poles rise toward the ceiling, surrounded by mirrors, while lilac curtains drape to the floor.
    Maykel Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Pair curtains with shades or blinds accordingly.
    Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • Past a certain point, more preparation buries the message instead of sharpening it.
    Lynn Smith, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The winter months pass, long nights, a bomb cyclone that buries my basement windows in snow and leaves me to lurk in the dark like a slumbering bear, and then spring arrives abrupt and clanging and golden.
    Brian Laidlaw, Longreads, 1 Sep. 2026

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“Coffins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coffins. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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