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Recent Examples of funerals
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.
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for funerals
burials
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According to the health ministry, the main challenges in containing the outbreak include early detection and rapid isolation of cases, rigorous contact tracing, safe and dignified burials and strengthening infection prevention and control in health facilities.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
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There have been some changes to the burials process and decontamination is now conducted at night.—
Maryanne Murray Buechner,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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“Funerals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funerals. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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