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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The annual event, held at the Memorial to the Six Million, also marked the site's 61st observance—a space considered sacred by many, where human ashes from Dachau and other Holocaust artifacts are interred.
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Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
The campaign hit its $50,000 goal on April 5, which means Perrine will be buried and interred at Forest Lawn in Southern California.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026
Well, a 121-year-old article in The Cincinnati Enquirer said at least one was interred there.
—Jennie Key, Cincinnati Enquirer, 31 Mar. 2026
In forensic anthropology, this conclusion typically follows analysis of bone condition, degradation and other physical markers that help specialists estimate how long remains have been interred or stored.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
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Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
The campaign hit its $50,000 goal on April 5, which means Perrine will be buried and interred at Forest Lawn in Southern California.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026
Well, a 121-year-old article in The Cincinnati Enquirer said at least one was interred there.
—Jennie Key, Cincinnati Enquirer, 31 Mar. 2026
In forensic anthropology, this conclusion typically follows analysis of bone condition, degradation and other physical markers that help specialists estimate how long remains have been interred or stored.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
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bury
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The text card at the close of the episode notes that between 1980 and 1988, more than 200,000 Iranians were killed during the war, while over 15,000 Iranian political prisoners were executed and buried in mass graves.—
Alissa Simon,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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Actor Billy Gardell, a Pittsburgh native, walks a new security guard through it all with the schedule buried at the end.—
Teresa M. Walker,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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“Inter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inter. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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