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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Agencies assist in investigation Lufkin PD and Colonial Mortuary, which had provided the burial, assisted in the investigation, authorities said.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Researchers recently identified food DNA on the Shroud of Turin — a finding that suggests the burial cloth believed to have wrapped Jesus Christ may have been contaminated over time.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Even worse, local governments are starting to follow suit, holding meetings and burying documents in secrecy when the truth is politically inconvenient.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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According to officials, a tank containing 50,000 gallons of asphalt failed and spilled, burying the victim under three feet of asphalt.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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There was only a very small private funeral at a Catholic church, mourners separated safe distance from each other in the pews.—
Greg Cote
April 28,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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Shadow Daughter opens on the day of Brown’s mother’s funeral, when the author is in Hawaii hiking with her family, having resolved not to attend.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 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 8 May. 2026.
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