as in weeping
expressing or suggesting mourning
a slow and heavy funeral song
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as in interment
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Recent Examples of funeral
Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
The hall hosted first communion breakfasts and political fundraisers, funeral receptions and wedding receptions.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Bright red ribbons decorate the trees and signposts of northwest suburban Niles in anticipation of a funeral procession and service today to honor Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer, who was killed last week while battling a suspicious garage fire in the Austin neighborhood.
—Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Friends and family mourn during the funeral of 37-year-old Israeli woman, Tzeela Gez, who was killed in a shooting attack in the centre of the occupied West Bank the previous day, in Jerusalem on May 15, 2025.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
The hall hosted first communion breakfasts and political fundraisers, funeral receptions and wedding receptions.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Noun
Streets will be closed for a procession from the funeral site to the burial site.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Bright red ribbons decorate the trees and signposts of northwest suburban Niles in anticipation of a funeral procession and service today to honor Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer, who was killed last week while battling a suspicious garage fire in the Austin neighborhood.
—Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for funeral
Adjective
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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.—
David Mamet,
National Review,
11 Aug. 2022
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The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2021
Noun
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From the date of death until interment for the governor of a state, territory or possession.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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No public visitation is planned; interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Stillwater.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Once abundant on the island, this ground-foraging dove – with an earthy red-brown plumage and a quiet, mournful call – disappeared from the wild by 1972.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Several of her patients left mournful messages on the Yelp page of her Arcadia practice.—
Clara Harter
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2025
Adjective
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And before long, his pig is stolen, leaving him heartbroken.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Once the game is over, pink soldiers approach Yong-sik to shoot him and ensure that he’s eliminated, despite Geum-ja’s heartbroken pleas.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Across the landscape of northern Poland are dozens of cemeteries with early medieval burial mounds, known as Orzeszkowo-type barrows.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
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Ticket Information The crypt beneath the historic St Bride’s Church on Fleet Street contains Roman pavements, medieval foundations, and even plague burial sites.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
Adjective
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There were no bitter comments blaming liberal forest-management policies.—
Nick Allardice,
Time,
10 July 2025
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Public records show the home belongs to former Councilman Bill Sanders, who ran for mayor and lost last year after a years-long history of bitter clashes with other city officials and staff.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 July 2025
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“Funeral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funeral. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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