as in to bury
to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea
the soldier was interred with great honors at Arlington National Cemetery
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Many of history’s earliest pharaohs also chose to be interred there inside a sprawling royal necropolis near Anubis Mountain.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2025
In keeping with his wishes, Herrera will be interred at a later date in Caracas, Venezuela, where he was born.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 18 Mar. 2025
Among the hundreds of soldiers who are interred at the cemetery are three of Mykola’s friends.
—Michael Holtz, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
The remains of he and his wife were interred underneath.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2025
In keeping with his wishes, Herrera will be interred at a later date in Caracas, Venezuela, where he was born.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 18 Mar. 2025
Among the hundreds of soldiers who are interred at the cemetery are three of Mykola’s friends.
—Michael Holtz, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
The remains of he and his wife were interred underneath.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 21 Feb. 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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“Inter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inter. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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