inurn

Definition of inurnnext

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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
Verb
  • Bonetig, a 23-year-old defender who made his seventh career appearance, put away a loose ball from the center of the area to cap the scoring.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The Carolina Hurricanes were looking to put away the Ottawa Senators on Saturday afternoon, and boy, were the Sens not willing to go down without a fight.
    Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Feeling for a lump is nearly impossible, since the pancreas is buried deep in the abdomen.
    Aria Bendix, NBC news, 2 May 2026
  • Graves are dug by hand and bodies are only buried in caskets or shrouds made of biodegradable materials like bamboo or cotton.
    Dorany Pineda, Fortune, 2 May 2026
Verb
  • The bed resists public-facing things, hence its charge as a womb to tomb motif.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Highlights include the Pyramid of Djoser or Step Pyramid—the world’s oldest pyramid—and the Mastaba of Ti tomb.
    Nada El Sawy, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2023
Verb
  • Iron Maiden have always shrugged off other people’s attempts to enshrine their legacy.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2026
  • But efforts to enshrine such protections into state law failed under the Gold Dome earlier this year.
    Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 29 Apr. 2026

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“Inurn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inurn. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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