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
Although the city demolished the long-vacant behemoth from its modest skyline about nine months ago, its remains lie entombed where the building once stood, and temporarily block the beginning of a new chapter of Marysville history.
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Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Acutis was entombed in Assisi, where millions flocked to see him through glass, dressed in jeans, Nike sneakers and a sweatshirt.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 7 Sep. 2025
The offcuts were entombed, encased in this diamond and preserved.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2025
That means the bodies weren’t treated or stored properly, with the funeral home failing to embalm, refrigerate, cremate, bury or entomb the remains within 24 hours of taking custody, according to the suspension documents.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
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Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Acutis was entombed in Assisi, where millions flocked to see him through glass, dressed in jeans, Nike sneakers and a sweatshirt.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 7 Sep. 2025
The offcuts were entombed, encased in this diamond and preserved.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2025
That means the bodies weren’t treated or stored properly, with the funeral home failing to embalm, refrigerate, cremate, bury or entomb the remains within 24 hours of taking custody, according to the suspension documents.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
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Some years ago, The Andrea, a seasonal seafood restaurant on the west end of Misquamicut Beach in Westerly, posted a black-and-white photo on Facebook showing a line of cars buried in the sand.—
Kathleen Hill,
The Providence Journal,
7 Feb. 2026
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The rumor is that 20 years earlier a teenage girl was killed and buried there by her parents, who subsequently disappeared.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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First dozens, then hundreds and eventually more than 1,500 remains were exhumed and re-interred at the park alongside the spot.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
31 Jan. 2026
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So, after the temple is remediated, the prayer books and what’s left of their pages will be collected, commemorated with a funeral and interred, Shemper said.—
Jason Carroll,
CNN Money,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Entomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entomb. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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