as in to inter
to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea
the cemetery hearses an average of eight bodies a week
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Recent Examples of hearse
Fakir’s casket was carried to a white Cadillac LaSalle hearse — the same vintage vehicle that once transported his close friend Aretha Franklin — and he was laid to rest Friday afternoon at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 2 Aug. 2024
Prince Philip had been highly involved in planning the arrangements, down to a customized Land Rover hearse and the music including the Royal Navy Hymn, a nod to his military roots.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
Then, as preparations for Friday's funeral began, funeral homes and hearse drivers allegedly received threats.
—Nick Spicer, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024
Funeral for Melania Trump's mother today; Palm Beach warns of traffic around church
Her casket — carrying the woman whose cooking former President Trump credited with making his youngest son 6 feet, 7 inches tall — arrived in a black Cadillac hearse Thursday morning.
—Kristina Webb, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024
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Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 2 Aug. 2024
Prince Philip had been highly involved in planning the arrangements, down to a customized Land Rover hearse and the music including the Royal Navy Hymn, a nod to his military roots.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
Then, as preparations for Friday's funeral began, funeral homes and hearse drivers allegedly received threats.
—Nick Spicer, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024
Funeral for Melania Trump's mother today; Palm Beach warns of traffic around church
Her casket — carrying the woman whose cooking former President Trump credited with making his youngest son 6 feet, 7 inches tall — arrived in a black Cadillac hearse Thursday morning.
—Kristina Webb, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hearse
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Like yesterday, and the days before, she is interred in the ground up to her waist, the afterthought of some unnamed apocalypse.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
22 June 2025
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The remains were interred in 1948 at the Normandy American Cemetery.—
Brett Barrouquere,
Arkansas Online,
26 May 2025
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The impact of those bombs is buried under a mountain of rubble in Iran; so anyone who says the bombs were not devastating is just trying to undermine the President and the successful mission.—
Sonam Sheth
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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Any parts of the hull that weren't quickly buried by silt have long since decomposed in the water.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 June 2025
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“Hearse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hearse. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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