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Recent Examples of crypt
The injuries represented in the crypt are diverse, as are the diseases, which include dental conditions, joint conditions, and syphilis.
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Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 5 May 2025
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
More | Royal treasures hidden in cathedral crypt were lost for decades — until now.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
Pope Francis’ body was then taken to the Basilica of St. Mary Major for entombment, rather than the traditional crypt of St. Peter’s Basilica, where many of his predecessors are laid to rest.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 5 May 2025
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
More | Royal treasures hidden in cathedral crypt were lost for decades — until now.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
Pope Francis’ body was then taken to the Basilica of St. Mary Major for entombment, rather than the traditional crypt of St. Peter’s Basilica, where many of his predecessors are laid to rest.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crypt
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A lot of the postures in Kemetic yoga are based on postures from temples or tombs.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2025
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Several tombs of high-ranking Ancient Egyptian officials were recently uncovered by local archaeologists, shedding new light on a bygone civilization.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
5 June 2025
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Tyce Porcher, Pole vault, King’s Academy junior: Fifth at 2A meet with 4.05m jump; set PR and school record in winning regional meet (4.20m) after returning from injury; also went to state in wrestling and placed in state weightlifting competition.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2025
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Fire crews found fire in the electric vault in the basement of the library, according to the Hartford Fire Department.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
17 June 2025
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Where is Judy Garland buried? Following Garland’s funeral, her coffin was taken to Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, N.Y. and placed in a crypt while awaiting her more permanent mausoleum, per The New York Times.—
Nicole Briese,
People.com,
22 June 2025
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In the Universal Monsters house’s storyline, visitors will see the mausoleum of monster hunter Van Helsing, the Mummy’s tombs, Castle Dracula and the lab home of Frankenstein’s monster and his bride.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2025
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“Crypt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crypt. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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