as in burial
the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place
there is evidence that this ancient culture practiced cremation as well as inhumation
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Noun
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Maryland officials reinterred 65 of the state's earliest settlers in a powerful ceremony more than 300 years after the settlers' first burials.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025 -
Some wear kittles, white burial shrouds, to signify repentance, according to History.—
Krys'tal Griffin,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Funds will go toward funeral expenses and to support his wife.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The song has been reprised several times for different charitable causes over the years, and in 2009, versions of the song were performed at Jackson's funeral.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Inhumation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhumation. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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