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Recent Examples of crypt
Later, she was buried in the royal crypt behind the main altar of the cathedral, per The Washington Post.
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Makena Gera, People.com, 13 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
Wine enthusiasts will appreciate Cas da Mata’s underground wine crypt, capable of storing up to 1,800 bottles.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2025
The structure includes a traditional kitchen and living room alongside a blacksmith shop, vampire crypt and apothecary.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 18 July 2025
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Makena Gera, People.com, 13 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
Wine enthusiasts will appreciate Cas da Mata’s underground wine crypt, capable of storing up to 1,800 bottles.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2025
The structure includes a traditional kitchen and living room alongside a blacksmith shop, vampire crypt and apothecary.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crypt
Noun
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Archaeologists in southern Spain have uncovered one of Andalusia’s most monumental and best-preserved prehistoric dolmens, or tombs.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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Searching for Cleopatra’s tomb The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said last December in a social media post that Martínez and her team also made new discoveries beneath the southern wall of the Taposiris Magna’s outer enclosure.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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By emphasizing the caper aspect and the goofy comedy of all this over the intricate plotting that is a hallmark of Westlake’s novels, Black lowers the stakes of a heist that involves halting a speeding NY subway refuse train and busting into a supposedly impenetrable Brooklyn vault.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Miles Mykkanen’s Sam gets to unsheathe his glinting high tenor, and Lauren Snouffer’s 14-year-old Sarah tosses her lithe soprano voice into airborne vaults.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Here, slowly being swallowed by vegetation and worn down by time, are gigantic mausoleums, vast underground cisterns, temples, imposing city walls and a breathtaking theater perched, like Machu Picchu, on a hilltop that offers views stretching for miles all around.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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Callas lost her voice and retreated to her mausoleum-like apartment on the Avenue Georges Mandel in Paris’ posh sixteenth arrondissement.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Crypt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crypt. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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