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
Residents knelt in silent tribute as hearses carrying the victims passed by on their way to a military cemetery outside the city for burial.
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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
Then, as preparations for Friday's funeral began, funeral homes and hearse drivers allegedly received threats.
—Nick Spicer, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024
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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
Then, as preparations for Friday's funeral began, funeral homes and hearse drivers allegedly received threats.
—Nick Spicer, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hearse
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Dignitaries and longtime residents gathered under gray skies at the memorial to Katrina’s victims in a New Orleans cemetery where dozens who perished in the storm but were never identified or claimed are interred.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 Aug. 2025
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Armstrong is interred at Lincoln Cemetery in Blue Island.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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Nearly 20 minutes after his final pitch, Scott sat with his head buried in his locker.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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As in the crowded Arsenale itself, anything more radical to be found in the pavilion is buried under dioramas and walls of texts.—
Kate Wagner,
Curbed,
5 Sep. 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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