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 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.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 29 Apr. 2025
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
The 39 unidentified sets of remains were interred as Unknowns at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2025
Since then, prominent Jewish and human rights groups have joined him in petitioning the museum to inter the shoes and post commemorative signage.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 29 Apr. 2025
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
The 39 unidentified sets of remains were interred as Unknowns at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2025
Since then, prominent Jewish and human rights groups have joined him in petitioning the museum to inter the shoes and post commemorative signage.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
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bury
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Prominent government leaders like John F. Kennedy and Thurgood Marshall, as well as famous women including Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Grace Hopper, are buried here, too.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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Here in Paris, he is technically buried on American soil: earth from the Battle of Bunker Hill.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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“Inter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inter. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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