INURN Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

inurn

verb

Definition of inurn

as in to put away

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Recent Examples of inurn The proposal also would end burial eligibility for military retirees but still allow them to be inurned above ground, according to a comparison of the new proposals and current rules on the cemetery’s website. — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Sep. 2019 The proposal also would end burial eligibility for military retirees but still allow them to be inurned aboveground, according to a comparison of the new proposals and current rules on the cemetery’s website. — Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2019 Virginia will be cremated and inurned in the columbarium at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC with her husband. — Orlando Sentinel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 4 Feb. 2018

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In 1985, some 42 million watched the Royals put away the Cards.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
Try to put away more of your income to save for future goals.

— Daniel Kern, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of put away

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If not for the hole, Johnson may have remained in relative obscurity in Spring Grove, a graveyard where the city’s historical elite are interred next to people who never made it into the news.

— Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026
After his lie in state honor at the Idaho Capitol and a public funeral in May, Kempthorne was interred at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise.

— Kevin Fixler June 26, Idaho Statesman, 26 June 2026

Definition of inter

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In the touring production presented by Broadway in Boston and inhumed at the Citizens Bank Opera House through May 14, the life we’re given gets all the bells and whistles, not to mention props and wisecracks.

— James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2023
Rather than inhume Bubbles and Freddy, Papdale students opted for a funeral at sea.

— Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 3 Mar. 2017

Definition of inhume

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With Jagger’s vocals often buried deep in the muddy and murky mix, the album initially sounds like a druggy demo.

— Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
The body of slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has arrived via plane to the Iranian city of Mashhad, where he is set to be buried, the state broadcaster IRIB reported Thursday.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 9 July 2026

Definition of bury

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By the will of the people, the coast was enshrined in state law as a precious public asset accessible to the many, not a private playground fenced off for the few.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Each summit is meant to showcase the commitment to collective security — the all-for-one, one-for-all pledge enshrined in Article 5 of NATO’s treaty.

— Lorne Cook, Fortune, 5 July 2026

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