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
The Gestapo arrested Mahrer in 1942 and interred him at the notoriously cruel Theresienstadt ghetto in Czechoslovakia.
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
Although the 78 skeletons found piled atop one another in Vráble could suggest some kind of massacre took place, the researchers said their analyses so far indicate they were deliberately interred that way, potentially as part of a Neolithic cultural tradition.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Dad’s passing last December at age 96 meant this month’s holiday was a first with Dad being with his parents and siblings and other family interred at our small-town Catholic cemetery.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Lloyd and his wife, Lynne Dewar Lloyd, will be interred together at the Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Lafayette.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Bianchi had been interred anonymously in a military cemetery in Hawaii.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
Tupper appears to have been buried inside the fort because an approaching hurricane prevented transport to the post cemetery, where others were typically interred.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Also interred there are her parents, King George VI, who died in 1952, and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, who died in 2002, as well as her sister, Princess Margaret, who also died in 2002.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Two years after her husband died, Celina Gonzalez had his remains interred in a San Diego cemetery.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
Although the 78 skeletons found piled atop one another in Vráble could suggest some kind of massacre took place, the researchers said their analyses so far indicate they were deliberately interred that way, potentially as part of a Neolithic cultural tradition.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Dad’s passing last December at age 96 meant this month’s holiday was a first with Dad being with his parents and siblings and other family interred at our small-town Catholic cemetery.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Lloyd and his wife, Lynne Dewar Lloyd, will be interred together at the Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Lafayette.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Bianchi had been interred anonymously in a military cemetery in Hawaii.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
Tupper appears to have been buried inside the fort because an approaching hurricane prevented transport to the post cemetery, where others were typically interred.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Also interred there are her parents, King George VI, who died in 1952, and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, who died in 2002, as well as her sister, Princess Margaret, who also died in 2002.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Two years after her husband died, Celina Gonzalez had his remains interred in a San Diego cemetery.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interred
buried
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Minnesota Department of Transportation A pile of hailstones buried a lawn chair in Maple Grove, Minnesota.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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After the handball in the box on Czechia's Pavel Sulc, Teboho Mokoena stepped in for a penalty, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and buried a shot into the left side of the net to make this a 1-1 match with under 10 minutes to go.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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“Interred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interred. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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