as in buried
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 entombed
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.
—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
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.
—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
Photographs—memories entombed and then sent flying around the web—saturate our digital lives.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
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
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.
—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
Photographs—memories entombed and then sent flying around the web—saturate our digital lives.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entombed
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This led investigators to determine that Michael’s body was once buried in the backyard, but moved before the excavation.—
Alex Brizee
March 5,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Mar. 2026
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Peterson was left buried in another family's plot.—
Cheryl Fiandaca,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The approximately 230 victims interred in the grave were men, women and children — some in the prime of their lives, says Jiang.—
Durrie Bouscaren,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2026
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Afterward, Brennan will be interred at Blue Springs Cemetery, near his best friend Patrick Thomas McCarthy, who died in 2011, and close family friend Valerie Potter.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
28 Feb. 2026
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