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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Recent Examples of inter
Bianchi had been interred anonymously in a military cemetery in Hawaii.
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Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
Tupper appears to have been buried inside the fort because an approaching hurricane prevented transport to the post cemetery, where others were typically interred.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Also interred there are her parents, King George VI, who died in 1952, and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, who died in 2002, as well as her sister, Princess Margaret, who also died in 2002.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Two years after her husband died, Celina Gonzalez had his remains interred in a San Diego cemetery.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
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Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
Tupper appears to have been buried inside the fort because an approaching hurricane prevented transport to the post cemetery, where others were typically interred.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Also interred there are her parents, King George VI, who died in 1952, and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, who died in 2002, as well as her sister, Princess Margaret, who also died in 2002.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Two years after her husband died, Celina Gonzalez had his remains interred in a San Diego cemetery.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inter
bury
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Islamic law requires the deceased to be buried as soon as possible, and ideally within 24 hours of death, but exceptions are allowed, for example in time of war.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
13 June 2026
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He’ll be buried there at the Imam Reza Shrine, considered the holiest place among Shiite devotees.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 June 2026
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“Inter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inter. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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