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
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.
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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
All of this is performed in a 135,000-square-foot factory in the dankest recesses of Lima, Ohio, by S&S Superior, a company that has been building hearses for 71 years.
—John Phillips, Car and Driver, 26 Aug. 2023
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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
All of this is performed in a 135,000-square-foot factory in the dankest recesses of Lima, Ohio, by S&S Superior, a company that has been building hearses for 71 years.
—John Phillips, Car and Driver, 26 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hearse
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The Department of Veterans Affairs says that 14 of the unit's members are interred at Arlington National Cemetery, while 32 are interred in VA national or state veteran's cemeteries across the country.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
29 Apr. 2025
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Unlike many of his predecessors who were interred in the crypt beneath St. Peter's Basilica, Francis requested to be laid to rest at Rome's Basilica of St. Mary Major.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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The election of a pope can be interrupted, not stopped The pope's funeral will end when his wooden coffin is taken in procession from St. Peter's Basilica to the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, the church in Rome where he will be buried.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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But Pope Francis chose to be buried in Rome, at the Basilica of St. Mary Major — about 2.5 miles away.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Hearse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hearse. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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