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
Flags will remain lowered until Ryan's interment.
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News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
The flag is flown at half-staff from the day of death until interment of a former vice president, according to the Flag Code.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
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News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
The flag is flown at half-staff from the day of death until interment of a former vice president, according to the Flag Code.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interment
Noun
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The island used to be the home of the Waccamaw tribe of Native Americans, and over the years, burial mounds, ceramics, and other artifacts have been discovered throughout the area.—
Abby Price,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2026
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These very early prehistoric burials in southern England and Wales, because of their northern location, haven’t generally survived due to the glaciers that populated the area during the Ice Age.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Feb. 2026
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In a eulogy at his father’s funeral in 2015, Hunter-Torricke spoke of how this shaped his own worldview.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
17 Feb. 2026
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Jackson also came to Louisville to attend Muhammad Ali’s funeral in 2016.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Interment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interment. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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