inurn

verb

Definition of inurnnext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inurn
  1. put away
  2. inter
  3. inhume
  4. bury
  5. tomb
  6. enshrine
Verb
  • After DeMatteo’s pair of aces, Prohaska put away kills for the 24th and 25th points.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
  • That was only possible due to the strength of Ossoff and Cooper, who both raised gobs of money and put away their opponents weeks ago.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of put away
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  • The spores inside him are alive and well and ready to spread should his unpreserved body be interred in the soil.
    — Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Following the service, the King will be interred in the Royal Mausoleum at Akershus Fortress, alongside the late King Haakon VII, Queen Maud, King Olav V & Crown Princess Märtha.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 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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  • They are buried close to the eternal flame that marks JFK's gravesite, a trio of memorials that are a major draw for the millions of people who visit the Arlington cemetery each year.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Anjali Sachdeva’s story opens with sixteen-year-old Sadie helping the gravedigger bury her parents.
    — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of bury
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  • An international team led by Gino Caspari of the University of Bern and the Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology analyzed remains from the Tunnug 1 princely tomb in Russia’s Tyva Republic.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The bed resists public-facing things, hence its charge as a womb to tomb motif.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of tomb
Verb
  • More recently, in 2023, Australians voted against enshrining an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, an advisory body that would have given First Nations people a formal say on the decisions that affect them.
    — Liam Freeman, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2026
  • In a bill submitted to Congress on Monday night titled the Diwali Day Act, Democratic Congresswoman Grace Meng proposes enshrining Diwali as a federal holiday as a rebuttal to the rising tide of South Asian prejudice.
    — Tom Sanders, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of enshrine

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“Inurn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inurn. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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