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
On Sunday, following Francis’ interment, U.S. flags can again rise to full-staff, unless Trump issues a new order.
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Addy Bink, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2025
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According to AP, interment of the pope takes place between the fourth and sixth day after his death.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
In Little Rock, services were held at Second Presbyterian Church with interment at Roselawn Memorial Cemetery.
—arkansasonline.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Saturday, April 27, at River of Hope Lutheran Church at Hutchinson Event Center, with interment at the Abbey of Saint Johns in Collegeville.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Addy Bink, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2025
Read More: Global Leaders Offer Tributes to Pope Francis
According to AP, interment of the pope takes place between the fourth and sixth day after his death.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
In Little Rock, services were held at Second Presbyterian Church with interment at Roselawn Memorial Cemetery.
—arkansasonline.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Saturday, April 27, at River of Hope Lutheran Church at Hutchinson Event Center, with interment at the Abbey of Saint Johns in Collegeville.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interment
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When her father dies suddenly during a trip to Pakistan, Azra is pulled back to her ancestral home for the burial and into a journey through memory, identity, and reconciliation.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
20 June 2025
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They were positively identified in 2023 and returned to his family in October 2024 for burial in Elgin.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
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Jackson's family has since started a GoFundMe to raise money for funeral expenses and to support her children after the shooting.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
23 June 2025
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The 1939 funeral in East Baltimore of jazz drummer Chick Webb drew Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Cab Calloway, Gene Krupa and, The Sun reported, how many Baltimoreans? a. 500 b. 10,000 c. 3,000 d. 5,000 17.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
20 June 2025
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“Interment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interment. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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