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Recent Examples of columbarium
In 2019, the group bought a columbarium with 96 niches to inter ashes for other kinds of service dogs.
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Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 29 Apr. 2024
Her remains are stored in one of a series of ornate lockers in the columbarium of a Buddhist temple in Hsinchu, second from the bottom, just a few feet away from my uncle, her son.
—Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
Next to the chapel is a columbarium, a repository for the ashes of select members of the congregation.
—Ted Koppel, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2024
The challenges of life at Community First In the middle of Community First is a memorial garden with the ashes of dozens of residents who have died, their names etched into a granite columbarium.
—Lucy Tompkins Eli Durst, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2024
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Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 29 Apr. 2024
Her remains are stored in one of a series of ornate lockers in the columbarium of a Buddhist temple in Hsinchu, second from the bottom, just a few feet away from my uncle, her son.
—Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
Next to the chapel is a columbarium, a repository for the ashes of select members of the congregation.
—Ted Koppel, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2024
The challenges of life at Community First In the middle of Community First is a memorial garden with the ashes of dozens of residents who have died, their names etched into a granite columbarium.
—Lucy Tompkins Eli Durst, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for columbarium
Noun
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Image Most of the mausoleums still belong in private hands; if family leases are not renewed, remains are discreetly removed to the ossuary.—
Sadie Stein,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Inside the mausoleum, niches were cut into the plaster, likely to hold funerary urns spanning generations.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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The injuries represented in the crypt are diverse, as are the diseases, which include dental conditions, joint conditions, and syphilis.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
5 May 2025
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The revelations come after a recent renovation prompted by a water leak in the crypt created an unexpected opportunity to perform a state-of-the-art scientific analysis on the corpse.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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The 17-year-old has already collected two gold medals at this year’s World Cup circuit, one on vault and another on floor exercise.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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The fact that neither could get off the floor was another negative; Queen’s 23-inch no-step vertical was the worst at the combine, and Broome’s 24 1/2-inch vault was not much better.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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At Dark Universe, a land that harnesses Universal’s horror history, a ride called Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment takes guests deep into the catacombs of Frankenstein Manor, where Dr. Victoria Frankenstein conducts experiments.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2025
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The plan calls for a portion of the catacombs to be restored and exposed, creating an accessible pathway to the past that leads into a new outdoor plaza.—
Justin L. Mack,
Axios,
15 Jan. 2025
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Pharaoh's tomb discovered by archaeologists in Egypt Dr. Josef Wegner, Penn Museum curator who is based in Philadelphia, recently uncovered a groundbreaking discovery: an unknown pharaoh's tomb, dating back 3,600 years.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2025
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Earlier Sunday, Leo celebrated a private Mass near the tomb of St. Peter.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
11 May 2025
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Thousands of homes and a sprawl of entire neighborhoods were transformed into outdoor charnel houses.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
10 Jan. 2025
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Thousands of homes and a sprawl of entire neighborhoods were transformed into outdoor charnel houses.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
10 Jan. 2025
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Flag placement event at national cemetery Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery hosts a flag placement event at 8 a.m. May 24 at the cemetery, 1700 Cabrillo Memorial Drive, and volunteers are needed to place flags on gravesites.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 May 2025
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The white steepled chapel remains active today, beside a cemetery with cedar and crape myrtle trees.—
Jacoba Urist,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 May 2025
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What is especially noticeable is that, despite this being a time of high levels of obstetric death there is only evidence of a handful of mother-infant burials from this period.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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In the cremation burial, researchers also discovered a small vase painted with red bands and spiral patterns.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 May 2025
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“Columbarium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/columbarium. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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