Definition of entombnext

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Recent Examples of entomb Lick died at age 80 just a few months later and is entombed at the observatory. Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 13 June 2026 And the researchers say these practices, such as kin being entombed together, likely came from Roman culture. Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 29 Apr. 2026 Sunny had been missing for hours when someone realized he was entombed under a driveway. Mark Price april 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2026 While Soviet authorities entombed that plant in concrete, Tokyo decided on a very different approach — the Fukushima Dai-ichi facility would be entirely dismantled. Yusuke Maekawa, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for entomb
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Verb
  • In even-year elections, opponents say, candidates in local races are buried at the bottom of a crowded ballot.
    Tess Riski July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • Using software that scans DNA for the genetic signatures of ancient bacteria and viruses, the team analyzed samples from people buried at the Camarones 9 archaeological site.
    Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • Several individuals had been interred within burial cists made of volcanic tuff.
    Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 20 July 2026
  • On June 26 of this year, Bloch, a Jew who identified as such only when dealing with anti-Semites, was interred in the Pantheon, the final resting place of so many of France’s great literary and cultural figures.
    Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

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“Entomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entomb. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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