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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Reset The Car By the end of the week, there’s probably a bit of clutter still sitting in your car that needs to be put away, too.

— Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
Jason Wright threw for a touchdown and ran for another but also had two interceptions as the Bulls (2-2) had trouble putting away the Colonials (2-2).

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

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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

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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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The remains uncovered in February followed an earlier discovery of remains from 72 people who also were believed to have been buried at the former county hospital cemetery site, UC Davis Health officials said.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
The sale was buried near the end of a 418-page document detailing the estate’s finances for the third quarter of 2020.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

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France, a secular nation where the separation of church and state is enshrined in a 1905 law, has witnessed a steady decline in affiliation to the Catholic Church during the post-war era.

— Joshua McElwee, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
The principle was enshrined in the postwar refugee protection system after Jews and others fleeing Nazi persecution were refused safe haven during World War II.

— Claudia Ciobanu, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

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