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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Over time, Thompson and her colleagues have unearthed more burials, ancient human DNA and tiny human bone fragments.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
6 Jan. 2026
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But for us, the living, this burial meant something else.—
Jeffrey Bennett,
Time,
5 Jan. 2026
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Junior midfielder Summer Diamond scored first for the Aggies (10-6-6), burying a goal in the bottom right corner off her left foot in the 49th minute.—
Rachel Roberts,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Nov. 2025
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After burying Helen, Carol arranges a meeting with the remaining unjoined survivors who speak English and is astonished to find that all five of them are content with how things have changed.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
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All the victims were outside of the church and attending a funeral, according to local law enforcement authorities.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Rio Giancarlo/The Deseret News via AP In a statement, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints confirmed that the shooting occurred outside a church building while a funeral service was being held inside.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 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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Just as fascinating are Poe’s burial and his reburial 26 years later, an exhumation that adds to his mystique, even if the raw particulars of that reburial do nothing to justify the urban legend of his living entombment.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Entombing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entombing. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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