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 aboveground, according to a comparison of the new proposals and current rules on the cemetery’s website.
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Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2019
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
They will be inurned with full military honors at an in-ground vault at a private cemetery in Manassas, Va.
—Michael E. Ruane, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2018
The cremains will be inurned with full military honors at an in-ground vault at a private cemetery in Manassas, the statement said.
—Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 30 May 2018
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
Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2019
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
They will be inurned with full military honors at an in-ground vault at a private cemetery in Manassas, Va.
—Michael E. Ruane, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2018
The cremains will be inurned with full military honors at an in-ground vault at a private cemetery in Manassas, the statement said.
—Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 30 May 2018
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inurn
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The country’s consumers have been putting away their purses due in part to a tough real-estate market and weakened banks.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
30 Jan. 2025
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In other words, put away your torches and pitchforks.—
Steve Buckley,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The gravestones are numbered to reflect the burial system that was developed to properly inter hundreds of victims whose bodies were never claimed or identified.—
Jennifer Jett,
NBC News,
26 Dec. 2024
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Although interred as an Unknown in MACM, Hansen’s grave was meticulously cared for over the past 70 years by the American Battle Monuments Commission.—
Drake Bentley,
Journal Sentinel,
20 Dec. 2024
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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
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Rather than inhume Bubbles and Freddy, Papdale students opted for a funeral at sea.—
Brigit Katz,
Smithsonian,
3 Mar. 2017
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Lane said her family plans to bury Campos next to his father in Queens, New York.—
Chris Kenning,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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Humans may easily trigger avalanches large enough to bury or injure a person.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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California has enshrined some protections for undocumented immigrants.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2025
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The right was enshrined in the Constitution in 1868 through the 14th amendment.—
Grace Hase,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Inurn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inurn. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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