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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Recent Examples of coffins
Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
They were given 45 minutes to get as many coffins into graves as possible.
—Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Officials stood quietly as Swiss police pallbearers carried the coffins through a line of firefighters and soldiers to an Italian air force C-130 cargo plane.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Regulators balked when devices containing plutonium-238 started turning up in crematoriums and coffins.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Dec. 2025
Unlike China’s ancient cliff coffins, many of the Sagada coffins were put into position in the last few centuries, with some burials continuing into the early 1900s before the practice declined under colonial and religious change.
—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2025
Mourners help carry the coffins of Bondi Beach victims Boris and Sofia Gurman in Sydney on Friday.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 20 Dec. 2025
Hanging coffins have historically been ascribed to the ancient Bo ethnic group, believed to have disappeared after the Ming Dynasty that ruled from 1368 to 1644 and leaving questions about its history.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Israel on Tuesday received the coffins of two hostages returned from Gaza through the Red Cross, as officials said the remains will be identified before being released to their families as the military vowed to keep working to bring home all remaining captives.
—Greg Wehner , Yael Halon, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
The gold shipment In the final episodes, Choudhary orchestrates the transport of two tons of gold in 40 coffins, expecting the shipment to pass undetected through customs.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
They were given 45 minutes to get as many coffins into graves as possible.
—Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Officials stood quietly as Swiss police pallbearers carried the coffins through a line of firefighters and soldiers to an Italian air force C-130 cargo plane.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Regulators balked when devices containing plutonium-238 started turning up in crematoriums and coffins.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Dec. 2025
Unlike China’s ancient cliff coffins, many of the Sagada coffins were put into position in the last few centuries, with some burials continuing into the early 1900s before the practice declined under colonial and religious change.
—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2025
Mourners help carry the coffins of Bondi Beach victims Boris and Sofia Gurman in Sydney on Friday.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 20 Dec. 2025
Hanging coffins have historically been ascribed to the ancient Bo ethnic group, believed to have disappeared after the Ming Dynasty that ruled from 1368 to 1644 and leaving questions about its history.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Israel on Tuesday received the coffins of two hostages returned from Gaza through the Red Cross, as officials said the remains will be identified before being released to their families as the military vowed to keep working to bring home all remaining captives.
—Greg Wehner , Yael Halon, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coffins
Noun
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Hamas kidnapped 251 people during its surprise attack, with 85 returning in caskets.—
Jordana Miller,
ABC News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The caskets, covered in Iranian flags, stood stacked at least three high.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Between 2022 and 2024, the Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology excavated a series of ancient tombs in the Jiali Village of Zi’an.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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On the moors, cliffs, and hills there are wind farms; oil terminals; small farms, some of which have been there for many centuries; ruined medieval churches and hermitages; and prehistoric settlements, tombs, and monuments.—
Sarah Moss,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Hang curtains wider and higher with enough fullness to achieve a designer look.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
19 Jan. 2026
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Are shower curtains a design staple of the past?—
Shivani Vyas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The painter spends hours drawing sketches of the corpse, then chops up her body, arranges the pieces in a suitcase and buries it with the help of an old man sitting under a cypress tree.—
Amir Ahmadi Arian,
The Dial,
15 Jan. 2026
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The slide catches, carries, and briefly buries him.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Coffins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coffins. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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