as in burying
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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Drake Powell provided one of the early highlights with five quick points off the bench, first burying a smooth step-back 3-pointer from the right wing, then following it with a crafty drive and physical finish moments later.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
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Clearing rubble and burying the dead Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry summoned Pakistan’s ambassador to Kabul to protest the strikes.—
Munir Ahmed,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Hearsing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hearsing. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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