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In April, a special agent in the Wisconsin Department of Justice's Division of Criminal Investigation, got a search warrant to search Kemmer's crypt at the Holy Cross Cemetery and Mausoleum for bones, hair and teeth to search for DNA evidence to move the case forward.
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Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Chilling Chambers is little more than half-hearted fan service that name-checks every maze in Scary Farm history on a crypt or gravestone.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
His coffin was placed inside the crypt of the church.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
He is buried in a crypt at Resurrection Catholic Cemetery in Justice, not far from his parents and two sisters.
—Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
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Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Chilling Chambers is little more than half-hearted fan service that name-checks every maze in Scary Farm history on a crypt or gravestone.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
His coffin was placed inside the crypt of the church.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
He is buried in a crypt at Resurrection Catholic Cemetery in Justice, not far from his parents and two sisters.
—Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crypt
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The Suleymaniye Mosque is considered Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan's most splendid Istanbul mosque, and he himself is buried in a tomb nearby.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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But now, winners of the lottery will be granted the opportunity to buy and restore one of 30 tombs in three different cemeteries, with city hall agreeing to lease the corresponding burial plot to those who meet certain standards.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Since its first introduction, McDonald’s periodically brings back the beloved sandwich from its vault for a short time.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
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At that time, the ledgers bearing the names of French royalty were not even safely within a vault.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
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City and county governments set local rules covering burials, inurnments, entombments and the upkeep of cemeteries, mausoleums and columbariums, according to state law.—
Angela Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Children play among headstones, and locals see ornate mausoleums daily on their way to run errands; the graveyards woven into public life as parks and libraries are in other cities.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Crypt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crypt. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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