as in burial
the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place
a respectful but nonreligious interment in a private cemetery
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Recent Examples of interment
From the day of death until the interment of an associate justice of the Supreme Court, a secretary of an executive or military department, a former vice president or the governor of a state.
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Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Flags in Minnesota are also currently lowered in honor of former Vice President Dick Cheney and will remain at half-staff until sunset on the day of his interment.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2025
American flags are ordered to fly at half-staff until sunset on the day of Cheney's interment services, according to the state Department of Military Affairs.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Mike wheeled off, doubtless to avoid discussing the interment provision.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
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Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Flags in Minnesota are also currently lowered in honor of former Vice President Dick Cheney and will remain at half-staff until sunset on the day of his interment.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2025
American flags are ordered to fly at half-staff until sunset on the day of Cheney's interment services, according to the state Department of Military Affairs.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Mike wheeled off, doubtless to avoid discussing the interment provision.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interment
Noun
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The elaborate nature of the burial site, adorned with a handwoven shell cap atop the boy’s head, along with shells, knives and all sorts of other ritual objects, may have been intended to ward off future evil events like the one that sealed this boy’s fate.—
Sara Novak,
Scientific American,
27 Jan. 2026
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Through burial, family and community come together to honor a life lived and to escort the soul forward with dignity, reverence, and love.—
Rabbi Moishe Kievman,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2026
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During his campaign, Duterte compared himself favorably to Hitler, and encouraged citizens to open funeral parlors to accommodate the impending body count.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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But before the country could commemorate him, and ahead of his funeral Wednesday, forensic teams combed a cemetery in northern Gaza, working to locate, exhume and identify his remains as part of a broad effort involving search teams, intelligence officers and forensic dentists.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Interment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interment. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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