as in buried
to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea
the soldier was interred with great honors at Arlington National Cemetery
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Recent Examples of interred
So, after the temple is remediated, the prayer books and what’s left of their pages will be collected, commemorated with a funeral and interred, Shemper said.
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Jason Carroll, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026
The Etruscans often interred their deceased in necropolises, which is where the Sapienza University team recovered 30 teeth from 10 individuals who died during the 7th and 6th centuries.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
Many have been interred here since the 1800s.
—Joe Holden, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
Betsy Ross was once interred at the cemetery before her remains were moved, Yeadon Mayor Rohan Hepkins said at the news conference, and soldiers from every war since the Revolutionary War are buried there.
—Emma Caughlan, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
Crump will be cremated, and her ashes interred between her parents in Prospect Hill Cemetery in Front Royal, Virginia.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026
But those burials, and others that came a few hundred years after the pyre, were interred without this labor-intensive spectacle.
—Elizabeth Sawchuk, The Conversation, 1 Jan. 2026
Bertz was interred at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, and flags were flown at half-staff at state buildings Monday.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 29 Dec. 2025
Disney’s body was cremated, with his ashes interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Jason Carroll, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026
The Etruscans often interred their deceased in necropolises, which is where the Sapienza University team recovered 30 teeth from 10 individuals who died during the 7th and 6th centuries.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
Many have been interred here since the 1800s.
—Joe Holden, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
Betsy Ross was once interred at the cemetery before her remains were moved, Yeadon Mayor Rohan Hepkins said at the news conference, and soldiers from every war since the Revolutionary War are buried there.
—Emma Caughlan, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
Crump will be cremated, and her ashes interred between her parents in Prospect Hill Cemetery in Front Royal, Virginia.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026
But those burials, and others that came a few hundred years after the pyre, were interred without this labor-intensive spectacle.
—Elizabeth Sawchuk, The Conversation, 1 Jan. 2026
Bertz was interred at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, and flags were flown at half-staff at state buildings Monday.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 29 Dec. 2025
Disney’s body was cremated, with his ashes interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interred
buried
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Given one final chance to tie, Mazzulla sent Gonzalez back in as a late sub, and the 19-year-old buried one from the left corner to force a second OT.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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After eruptions in the 18th century buried farmland under ash, growers adapted by digging large pits called hoyos.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Interred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interred. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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