HEARSED Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

hearsed

verb

past tense of hearse

as in interred

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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The spores inside him are alive and well and ready to spread should his unpreserved body be interred in the soil.

— Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Following the service, the King will be interred in the Royal Mausoleum at Akershus Fortress, alongside the late King Haakon VII, Queen Maud, King Olav V & Crown Princess Märtha.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026

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