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 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
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Noun
  • 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
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  • The presiding minister elected not to deliver a funeral sermon; dirt was shoveled on top of the mahogany box only three minutes after the service began.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
  • In honor of Franklin’s service and sacrifice, Sikeston Mayor Greg Turnbow ordered all flags within the city to be flown at half-staff until the conclusion of Franklin’s funeral.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Entombment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entombment. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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