entombed

past tense of entomb

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of entombed 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
Verb
  • The number of people believed buried was revised down to 59, from 91, on Wednesday.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The men dropped onto Sulztalferner glacier in Tyrol’s Ötztal Valley and were said to have buried their parachutes in the snow before pressing on.
    Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • However, the Oregon State Police Medical Examiner’s Office Human Identification Program learned the unidentified remains were likely interred at Mountain View Cemetery in Oregon City during a subsequent investigation.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Those interred came from a nearby reform facility.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025

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“Entombed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entombed. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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