as in to inter
to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea
there were so many dead that it was impossible to inhume them all promptly
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Recent Examples of inhume
In the touring production presented by Broadway in Boston and inhumed at the Citizens Bank Opera House through May 14, the life we’re given gets all the bells and whistles, not to mention props and wisecracks.
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James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2023
Rather than inhume Bubbles and Freddy, Papdale students opted for a funeral at sea.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 3 Mar. 2017
Rather than inhume Bubbles and Freddy, Papdale students opted for a funeral at sea.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 3 Mar. 2017
James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2023
Rather than inhume Bubbles and Freddy, Papdale students opted for a funeral at sea.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 3 Mar. 2017
Rather than inhume Bubbles and Freddy, Papdale students opted for a funeral at sea.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 3 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhume
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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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“Inhume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhume. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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