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
First dozens, then hundreds and eventually more than 1,500 remains were exhumed and re-interred at the park alongside the spot.
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Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026
So, after the temple is remediated, the prayer books and what’s left of their pages will be collected, commemorated with a funeral and interred, Shemper said.
—Jason Carroll, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026
The Etruscans often interred their deceased in necropolises, which is where the Sapienza University team recovered 30 teeth from 10 individuals who died during the 7th and 6th centuries.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
Betsy Ross was once interred at the cemetery before her remains were moved, Yeadon Mayor Rohan Hepkins said at the news conference, and soldiers from every war since the Revolutionary War are buried there.
—Emma Caughlan, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
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Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026
So, after the temple is remediated, the prayer books and what’s left of their pages will be collected, commemorated with a funeral and interred, Shemper said.
—Jason Carroll, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026
The Etruscans often interred their deceased in necropolises, which is where the Sapienza University team recovered 30 teeth from 10 individuals who died during the 7th and 6th centuries.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
Betsy Ross was once interred at the cemetery before her remains were moved, Yeadon Mayor Rohan Hepkins said at the news conference, and soldiers from every war since the Revolutionary War are buried there.
—Emma Caughlan, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inter
bury
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Like your mother’s complacency, which was probably buried in your gene code somewhere.—
Addie Citchens,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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Said to be the first person buried on the hill that became Oakwood Cemetery, the city's oldest, he was killed while traveling between Bastrop and Austin.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Inter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inter. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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