Definition of intermentnext
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 Cremation and interment services are being handled by Chapel Lawn Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens. — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026 Following the service, a procession of family and invited guests led by the Idaho State Police will proceed to the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery for the interment ceremony. — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 2 May 2026 His death certificate, obtained by TMZ, did not elaborate on plans for Carradine’s interment, and the family has requested privacy to grieve. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026 While the short-term interment camps were said to be closed in 2019, thousands ended up in prison, where experts have said they were targeted for their identity and not for actual crimes. — ABC News, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for interment
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Noun
  • Advertisement The Kennedys argued that courts have previously recognized families’ interests in protecting their relatives’ burial sites.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Iris' funeral arrangements and burial will be conducted privately at another time.
    — Josh Taylor, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • For one minute during his funeral, as a mark of respect, all Bell telephone service across America stopped.
    — Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The station’s guard, Mohammed al-Nour, was killed, and a large crowd from the city attended his funeral, Wadaa said.
    — Hamza Fahmy, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

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“Interment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interment. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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