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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Meanwhile, Sanz-Royo and her colleagues also put three of the teeth into fancy lab machinery to simulate millennia of burial.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2026 -
According to the health ministry, the main challenges in containing the outbreak include early detection and rapid isolation of cases, rigorous contact tracing, safe and dignified burials and strengthening infection prevention and control in health facilities.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
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One of the most frustrating aspects of the Euphoria series finale is that there is no funeral for Rue.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
2 June 2026
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At the funeral mass, which was invitation-only, Philip sat far back in the packed church, which only held 1,100.—
Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 June 2026
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“Inhumation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhumation. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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