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
But outside, under the church portico, two long hearses — one black, one white — waited.
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Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 16 Feb. 2025
Residents knelt in silent tribute as hearses carrying the victims passed by on their way to a military cemetery outside the city for burial.
—Yehor Konovalov and Katie Marie Davies, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
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.
—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
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Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 16 Feb. 2025
Residents knelt in silent tribute as hearses carrying the victims passed by on their way to a military cemetery outside the city for burial.
—Yehor Konovalov and Katie Marie Davies, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hearse
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She was later interred at Fairview Cemetery.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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Navy personnel collected the remains of the fallen sailors from December 1941 to April 1942, which were interred in the Halawa and Nu’uanu Cemeteries, the statement said.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
6 Oct. 2025
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The choice to bury dialogue gave each location and line its own sense of importance, even if they are buried in another chapter.—
Ryan Fleming,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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However, detailed observations are now making a strong case for an ocean on Mimas buried under 12 to 19 miles (20 to 30 kilometers) of solid ice.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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In order to become proper Chinese third graders—to go all the way from Heaven to tomb—Natasha and Ariel needed to memorize a total of sixteen hundred characters.—
Peter Hessler,
The New Yorker,
26 June 2023
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“Hearse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hearse. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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