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expressing or suggesting mourning
a slow and heavy funeral song
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Recent Examples of funeral
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
22 June 2026
The Camden Fourteen were reburied during a military funeral in 2024.
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Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Munir Ahmed,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
The funeral ceremonies for Khamenei are expected to begin in Tehran, and the procession will move to Qom, a stronghold of many senior Shiite clerics, and then to Mashhad, his birthplace.
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Munir Ahmed,
Fortune,
11 June 2026
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Noun
Only two people attended David Hockney’s funeral last week, per his last wishes.
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Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
22 June 2026
The Camden Fourteen were reburied during a military funeral in 2024.
—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Adjective
The funeral ceremonies are expected to begin in Tehran.
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Munir Ahmed,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
The funeral ceremonies for Khamenei are expected to begin in Tehran, and the procession will move to Qom, a stronghold of many senior Shiite clerics, and then to Mashhad, his birthplace.
—
Munir Ahmed,
Fortune,
11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for funeral
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Cremation and interment services are being handled by Chapel Lawn Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens.
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From the day of death until the interment of an associate justice of the Supreme Court, a secretary of an executive or military department, a former vice president or the governor of a state.
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And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.
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The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.
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The impersonal nature of safe burial practices and the severity of the epidemic were evident Friday as only healthcare workers in protective gear were allowed to handle the coffin and the burial.
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At the epicenter in Congo's eastern Ituri province where burials have become routine, including of babies.
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The years have only intensified Zimmerman’s mournful, hushed vocal performance, and Dream Me a Dream often plays out like a bedtime story spun by a beloved elder, accompanied by soft strings, shakers, and even a synth or two.
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The drama can stir up nostalgia and mournful emotions, and feels personal to many.
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Eaton wildfire survivors’ anger about Southern California Edison’s burying of electric wires in Altadena boiled over Tuesday with residents calling on government officials to temporarily halt the work.
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According to Purina, a common quirky habit many dog owners notice is food-burying.
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The courtroom was packed with heartbroken supporters wanting justice for Jor'Dynn as each woman stood silent in front of the judge.
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There is nothing more evocative of a pure Love Island experience than a heartbroken rage split in costume.
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The snow eventually hardens like a concrete entombment.
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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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Sitting opposite an old people’s home in a residential corner of Paris’ 14th arrondissement, La Santé’s unassuming presence is only given away by the occasional wailing siren as prisoners are transported to and from the site.
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“Funeral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funeral. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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