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
In forensic anthropology, this conclusion typically follows analysis of bone condition, degradation and other physical markers that help specialists estimate how long remains have been interred or stored.
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Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
Navy personnel worked until April 1942 to recover remains of the crew, which were interred in the Halawa and Nu'uanu Cemeteries in Hawaii.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
Later, the victims’ ashes were interred in a modest columbarium that the priest had built in a Catholic cemetery.
—Sheila Coronel, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
The approximately 230 victims interred in the grave were men, women and children — some in the prime of their lives, says Jiang.
—Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 28 Feb. 2026
Afterward, Brennan will be interred at Blue Springs Cemetery, near his best friend Patrick Thomas McCarthy, who died in 2011, and close family friend Valerie Potter.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2026
Roughly 400 are interred in crypts, about 300 in niches, and approximately 15,000 in traditional burial plots.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
First dozens, then hundreds and eventually more than 1,500 remains were exhumed and re-interred at the park alongside the spot.
—Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026
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.
—Jason Carroll, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026
Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
Navy personnel worked until April 1942 to recover remains of the crew, which were interred in the Halawa and Nu'uanu Cemeteries in Hawaii.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
Later, the victims’ ashes were interred in a modest columbarium that the priest had built in a Catholic cemetery.
—Sheila Coronel, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
The approximately 230 victims interred in the grave were men, women and children — some in the prime of their lives, says Jiang.
—Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 28 Feb. 2026
Afterward, Brennan will be interred at Blue Springs Cemetery, near his best friend Patrick Thomas McCarthy, who died in 2011, and close family friend Valerie Potter.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2026
Roughly 400 are interred in crypts, about 300 in niches, and approximately 15,000 in traditional burial plots.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
First dozens, then hundreds and eventually more than 1,500 remains were exhumed and re-interred at the park alongside the spot.
—Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026
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.
—Jason Carroll, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interred
buried
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Also stolen was a bronze plaque honoring the 18 unmarked graves of African Americans who were also buried there.—
Paul Burton,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Many of the more subtle quakes, buried in background noise, were invisible to human eyes.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Interred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interred. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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