as in burial
the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place
the entombing of the pharaohs in the pyramids must have been a magnificent sight
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as in burying
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 entombing
Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
Verb
The entrance of the cave was filled with concrete, entombing the body inside.
—Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entombing
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Archaeologists recently studied the burial in what’s now New South Wales, Australia.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 May 2026
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The first Kampala patient traveled to Uganda via public transportation, died in a hospital and his body was then transported back across the border to DRC for burial.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Young lettuce, kale, or broccoli plants should be planted so the root ball is level with the soil surface or just below; burying the stem or the crown too deeply can lead to rotting.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
15 May 2026
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Following his return to the dugout, cameras caught him slamming a bat into his helmet before burying his face in his hands and shouting.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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More than $2 million has been raised for Abdullah’s family and his funeral expenses.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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Only in my case, the analysis … Proust died exactly six months later, on November 18, 1922 (Joyce did attend his funeral).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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The snow eventually hardens like a concrete entombment.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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City and county governments set local rules covering burials, inurnments, entombments and the upkeep of cemeteries, mausoleums and columbariums, according to state law.—
Angela Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Entombing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entombing. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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