entombment

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 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
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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
Noun
  • Her attendance had been uncertain following her abrupt withdrawal from the funeral of the Duchess of Kent on Tuesday due to acute sinusitis.
    Amanda Castro Hannah Parry Shane Croucher Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Queen Camilla was on hand for the royal welcome after being absent from the Duchess of Kent's funeral on Tuesday due to illness.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025

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“Entombment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entombment. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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