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
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.
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Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Mike wheeled off, doubtless to avoid discussing the interment provision.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Once the coffin was brought into the chapel with an honor guard, the archbishop blessed their remains, and each pallbearer was given a box to carry to the burial vault for interment.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Romer covers a lot — the first baseball game in Japan, how the San Francisco Seals figured into all of this, World War II, Japanese interment camps, the Giants, and more.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
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Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Mike wheeled off, doubtless to avoid discussing the interment provision.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Once the coffin was brought into the chapel with an honor guard, the archbishop blessed their remains, and each pallbearer was given a box to carry to the burial vault for interment.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Romer covers a lot — the first baseball game in Japan, how the San Francisco Seals figured into all of this, World War II, Japanese interment camps, the Giants, and more.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interment
Noun
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Over time, Thompson and her colleagues have unearthed more burials, ancient human DNA and tiny human bone fragments.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
6 Jan. 2026
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But for us, the living, this burial meant something else.—
Jeffrey Bennett,
Time,
5 Jan. 2026
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All the victims were outside of the church and attending a funeral, according to local law enforcement authorities.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Rio Giancarlo/The Deseret News via AP In a statement, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints confirmed that the shooting occurred outside a church building while a funeral service was being held inside.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Interment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interment. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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