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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Noun
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Maryland officials reinterred 65 of the state's earliest settlers in a powerful ceremony more than 300 years after the settlers' first burials.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025 -
Some wear kittles, white burial shrouds, to signify repentance, according to History.—
Krys'tal Griffin,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But the first step is to recognize the realities, rather than burying our heads in the sand like some gigantic flock of ostriches.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
2 Oct. 2025
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What more could possibly be learned about the vicious crimes of the Illinois native who murdered at least 33 young men in the ’70s, burying most of them in a crawl space under his home?—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Funds will go toward funeral expenses and to support his wife.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The song has been reprised several times for different charitable causes over the years, and in 2009, versions of the song were performed at Jackson's funeral.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And so, with no water left at the surface, major subduction zones would grind to a halt, preventing the entombment of carbon dioxide.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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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 7 Oct. 2025.
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