as in burial
the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place
the entombment of President Kennedy in Arlington National Cemetery
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Recent Examples of entombment
City and county governments set local rules covering burials, inurnments, entombments and the upkeep of cemeteries, mausoleums and columbariums, according to state law.
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Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
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, 8 Oct. 2025
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, 15 Sep. 2025
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
Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
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, 8 Oct. 2025
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, 15 Sep. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entombment
Noun
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The island used to be the home of the Waccamaw tribe of Native Americans, and over the years, burial mounds, ceramics, and other artifacts have been discovered throughout the area.—
Abby Price,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2026
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These very early prehistoric burials in southern England and Wales, because of their northern location, haven’t generally survived due to the glaciers that populated the area during the Ice Age.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Feb. 2026
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In a eulogy at his father’s funeral in 2015, Hunter-Torricke spoke of how this shaped his own worldview.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
17 Feb. 2026
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Jackson also came to Louisville to attend Muhammad Ali’s funeral in 2016.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Entombment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entombment. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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