as in burials
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 entombments
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
Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entombments
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One of the 6th-century burials had been placed in a log coffin, Birch said — and although most of the remains did not survive, a soil stain marked where it had been laid, along with a few cranial fragments.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
20 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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Since then, the 65-year-old has only made public appearances at family events, including his parents' funerals and, most recently, the funeral of Britain's Duchess of Kent, Katharine, in September.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Entombments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entombments. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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