as in buries
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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Recent Examples of entombs
The sunken battleship entombs more than 900 sailors and Marines at Pearl Harbor.
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Jim Mustian, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Jim Mustian, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
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buries
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Enzo buries his head in his dad’s chest as if looking for refuge.—
Carlos Aguilar,
IndieWire,
15 May 2026
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Tuanzebe buries his head in Bakambu’s neck and pats his back repeatedly.—
Franklin Leonard,
Vanity Fair,
14 May 2026
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“Entombs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entombs. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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