as in to bury
to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea
a number of Boston's historic notables are entombed in the Old Granary Burying Ground
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Recent Examples of entomb
While Soviet authorities entombed that plant in concrete, Tokyo decided on a very different approach — the Fukushima Dai-ichi facility would be entirely dismantled.
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Yusuke Maekawa,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
Even followers of British royalty can make a heritage visit to the final resting place of Princess Alice of Battenberg, grandmother of King Charles, who is entombed on Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives.
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Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
Two ancient wolf pups found entombed in Siberian permafrost more than a decade ago are revealing new stories, thanks to rich DNA clues preserved inside their bodies.
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Evan Bush,
NBC news,
14 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, a new project exploring Pompeii uncovered a stone staircase that could reconstruct what the ancient Roman city’s skyline once looked like before a volcanic eruption in AD 79 entombed it in a thick layer of ash.
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Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
23 Dec. 2025
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Yusuke Maekawa,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
Even followers of British royalty can make a heritage visit to the final resting place of Princess Alice of Battenberg, grandmother of King Charles, who is entombed on Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives.
—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
Two ancient wolf pups found entombed in Siberian permafrost more than a decade ago are revealing new stories, thanks to rich DNA clues preserved inside their bodies.
—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
14 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, a new project exploring Pompeii uncovered a stone staircase that could reconstruct what the ancient Roman city’s skyline once looked like before a volcanic eruption in AD 79 entombed it in a thick layer of ash.
—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
23 Dec. 2025
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Despite the lack of goals, the game was exciting with end-to-end runs and missed chances that left fans of both teams groaning and burying their heads in their hands.
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After receiving a pass in the right side of the box, Dembélé very patiently made his way to his left before burying yet another left-footed strike into the goal.
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Once a donated cadaver can no longer be used by UCSD, the remains are cremated and scattered or interred in a manner consistent with state law, the university says.
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The Gestapo arrested Mahrer in 1942 and interred him at the notoriously cruel Theresienstadt ghetto in Czechoslovakia.
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“Entomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entomb. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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