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Ticket Information Brompton Cemetery Catacombs Hidden beneath one of London’s most atmospheric Victorian cemeteries lie the Brompton Catacombs — a shadowy underworld of vaulted chambers and crypts.
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Unlike many of his predecessors who were interred in the crypt beneath St. Peter's Basilica, Francis requested to be laid to rest at Rome's Basilica of St. Mary Major.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
Carved into chalk more than 1,600 years ago, the vaulted caverns at Taittinger stretch nearly 60 feet underground, their walls layered with remnants of Roman quarries, medieval crypts and Benedictine abbey foundations.
—Rachel King, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
The cathedral, its peaceful cloister, and its ornate crypt are also worth a visit.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2025
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Unlike many of his predecessors who were interred in the crypt beneath St. Peter's Basilica, Francis requested to be laid to rest at Rome's Basilica of St. Mary Major.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
Carved into chalk more than 1,600 years ago, the vaulted caverns at Taittinger stretch nearly 60 feet underground, their walls layered with remnants of Roman quarries, medieval crypts and Benedictine abbey foundations.
—Rachel King, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
The cathedral, its peaceful cloister, and its ornate crypt are also worth a visit.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crypt
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In Gyeongju, ancient stone foundations and earthen tombs sit in silence—surrounded by low hills and open meadows.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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For two days, Atef, our guide, takes us on a greatest-hits temple tour: Hatshepsut, Medinet Habu, Luxor Temple, the nearly two-mile-long Avenue of Sphinxes, and special entry to the tombs of Ramses VI, Seti I, and Tutankhamen.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
3 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Due to the superior difficulty values of his skills on vault, Hong clinched an automatic bid to compete at the 2025 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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Edwards rarely tires of watching back footage of the feat: his electric speed down the runway, the bounding strides of his jumping action, and the enormous final vault into the sandpit.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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This abbey is actually a mausoleum, a large one with an ornate interior where numerous Kansas Citians have been interred.—
Randy Mason,
Kansas City Star,
2 July 2025
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The memorial grounds pay tribute to this beloved Moroccan king through its mausoleum which holds the tombs of Mohammed V and his two sons — the late King Hassan II and Prince Abdallah.—
Tiffany Leigh,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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“Crypt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crypt. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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