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
Following the funeral service, his remains are set to be taken to his hometown of Plains, Georgia for a private funeral service and interment Thursday night.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
Following the service, Carter's remains will be taken to Plains, Georgia for a private funeral service and interment Thursday evening.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
Following the service, the former president's remains will be taken to Plains, Georgia, for a private funeral service and interment Thursday evening.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
Thursday is also the day of his funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral and subsequent interment in his hometown of Plains, Georgia.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
Following the service, Carter's remains will be taken to Plains, Georgia for a private funeral service and interment Thursday evening.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
Following the service, the former president's remains will be taken to Plains, Georgia, for a private funeral service and interment Thursday evening.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
Thursday is also the day of his funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral and subsequent interment in his hometown of Plains, Georgia.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interment
Noun
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Researchers from the Institute of Archaeology at Poland’s University of Wroclaw discovered the burials last fall within the El Curaca archaeological site, near Peru’s Pacific coast.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Apr. 2025
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Many of those killed in Baniyas were buried in a mass grave under the supervision of government security personnel, according to residents who were at the burials as well as photographs and videos of the site verified by The Times.—
Christina Goldbaum,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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William will be representing his father, just as Charles represented the late Queen Elizabeth II at the funeral of Pope John Paul II in 2005.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
24 Apr. 2025
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Photos show mourners paying respects to Pope Francis at St. Peter's Basilica When is Pope Francis' funeral?—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Interment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interment. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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