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Recent Examples of crypt
The creepy culprit — or culprits — broke through marble to reach Piga’s casket inside the crypt, her shocked grandson said.
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Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
That is, until Episode 3, when the terrifying harlequin seems to finally appear from the pitch black depths of a crypt inside the Derry cemetery.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 Nov. 2025
However, both sets of remains could share the same plot, niche, crypt or vault.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Bone church The remains of more than 4,000 Capuchin friars adorn the walls and ceiling of the crypt under the Church of Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini in Rome.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
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Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
That is, until Episode 3, when the terrifying harlequin seems to finally appear from the pitch black depths of a crypt inside the Derry cemetery.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 Nov. 2025
However, both sets of remains could share the same plot, niche, crypt or vault.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Bone church The remains of more than 4,000 Capuchin friars adorn the walls and ceiling of the crypt under the Church of Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini in Rome.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crypt
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Firemen in their command center calm the fears of the locals who call in, law enforcement tracks down tomb robbers, while in the port of Torre Annunziata, Syrian tankers unload Ukrainian grain.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2026
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Located in San Pablo Huitzo, in the state of Oaxaca, the tomb was built by the Zapotec culture in around the year 600, according to a statement from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) last week.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
29 Jan. 2026
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The company’s use of Swiss vaults to hold its approximately 140 tons of gold—which backs its gold token but also forms part of its own treasury—coincides with a record precious metals rally.—
Carlos Garcia,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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The mart is launching what will become a series of dinner events where one vendor will be selected to invite up to 16 people for an intimate dinner in the Bosch/Thermador Gaggenau showroom, located in the historic vault of the Merchandise Mart National Bank, established in 1930.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
30 Jan. 2026
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After her death, the emperor commissioned the white-marble Taj Mahal mausoleum in Agra, India as a tribute to her.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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In 1989, Ferdinand Marcos died and was buried at a mausoleum outside Honolulu alongside his favorite pajamas and golf cap.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Crypt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crypt. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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