columbaria

plural of columbarium

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for columbaria
Noun
  • Here, slowly being swallowed by vegetation and worn down by time, are gigantic mausoleums, vast underground cisterns, temples, imposing city walls and a breathtaking theater perched, like Machu Picchu, on a hilltop that offers views stretching for miles all around.
    Barry Neild, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • More than 90% of the world’s data today is video, yet most of it remains locked away– whether in Hollywood archives, sports vaults, or corporate libraries.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The deal vaults OpenAI past SpaceX’s $400 billion valuation.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Research on ancient Egypt is largely biased toward the elite, whose spectacular tombs, monuments, and artifacts have been the dominant focus.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Instead of houses or shops, this was lined with the tombs of Termessos’ rich and mighty.
    Barry Neild, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • One of the graves was located next to where his mother, Augusta Gein, was buried.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Ed Gein, who became infamous for crimes committed in rural Plainfield, Wisconsin, admitted to the killing of two women and stealing corpses from graves.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
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“Columbaria.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/columbaria. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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