crypts

plural of crypt
as in tombs
an underground burial chamber the old church's crypt is the final resting place for the president and his beloved wife

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  • The Mercantile vaults held silver heirlooms for families off to Bar Harbor in the summer.
    Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Also in the top 10 of the latest Billboard 200 chart, Frank Sinatra scores his first top 10-charting in over a decade, as his holiday compilation Ultimate Christmas vaults 17-10.
    Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Crypts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crypts. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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