entombing 1 of 2

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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entombing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of entomb

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Noun
  • The study team investigated 54 crouching burials that had previously been found at 11 archaeological sites.
    Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The researchers concluded that many bodies were treated with prolonged smoke-drying over fire before burial, a practice the researchers believe is similar to mortuary traditions recorded among indigenous groups in Australia and the New Guinea Highlands.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Significantly diseased leaves should be raked and removed from the area and disposed of properly, such as by burying, burning where allowed, or hot composting, according to UW-Madison.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • In video footage of the tragedy obtained by ViralPress, Praphrom could be seen inspecting a collapsed road from a trench opening below, before soil and concrete fell and struck the back of his neck, pinning him to the ground and burying him.
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Duke of Sussex also recalled a tense confrontation with Charles and Prince William at the funeral of Harry's grandfather, Prince Philip, which came a year after Harry and Meghan stepped down from their senior roles in the royal family.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Over the weekend, around 16,000 people paid their respects to the designer at his funeral chamber at the Armani Teatro designed by Tadao Ando, filled with white flowers and paper lanterns on the floor in a diagonal grid formation dimly lit up the darkened venue.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Help came in the form of a shy, 15-year-old named Justin Vannelli who, on the third day of her entombment, was picking up trash along the interstate.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Entombing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entombing. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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