Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for columbaria
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Roughly 400 are interred in crypts, about 300 in niches, and approximately 15,000 in traditional burial plots.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
4 Feb. 2026 -
The film includes scenes shot in memorial sites and underground crypts, still home to victims’ remains, spaces that pushed Rolland to navigate the line between the character and herself as a Rwandan woman.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
12 Dec. 2025
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Throughout the two-month stretch, authorities responded to Mount Moriah multiple times in regards to a string of burglarized graves and mausoleums.—
David Matthews,
Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Gerlach is accused of breaking into vaults and mausoleums as early as November.—
Joe Holden,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
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His only book, Portraits in Life and Death (1976), juxtaposed photos of people in his circle and with images of ancient corpses in the Palermo catacombs.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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For a darker experience in the City of Light, venture beneath Paris and explore its hundreds of miles of catacombs.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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The memo warns that surviving operators relocated mirror servers and sensitive data to civilian infrastructure, including basements in central Caracas and the heavily fortified vaults of the Central Bank of Venezuela.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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The first floor unfolds into expansive formal rooms, former dining and sitting areas, a kitchen awaiting reconstruction, a library, sunroom, tearoom, den, vaults and multiple fireplaces.—
Brendel Clark,
Freep.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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New Year's Eve On the morning of New Year’s Eve, people sweep the tombs of their ancestors and then return home.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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The pyramids, the temples, the stunning gold jewelry found in royal tombs — all of these marvels depended on practical, everyday tools wielded by skilled hands.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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The working group was tasked with looking at the upkeep of veterans’ graves and finding ways to make sure their graves are properly kept and not neglected.—
Helen I. Bennett,
Hartford Courant,
26 Feb. 2026
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Mass graves are unfortunately common across ancient locations around the world, with many prehistoric examples dotting present-day Europe.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Columbaria.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/columbaria. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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