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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Three minutes later, Son put away a volley after Carles Gil stopped a ball at the end line and whipped a cross into the center of the box.

— Kamran Nia July 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
On the counter-attack, Paintsil put away a feed from Marco Reus with a first-touch finish that opened the scoring in the 13th minute.

— Daily News, Daily News, 26 July 2026

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Several individuals had been interred within burial cists made of volcanic tuff.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 20 July 2026
On June 26 of this year, Bloch, a Jew who identified as such only when dealing with anti-Semites, was interred in the Pantheon, the final resting place of so many of France’s great literary and cultural figures.

— Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 9 July 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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In even-year elections, opponents say, candidates in local races are buried at the bottom of a crowded ballot.

— Tess Riski July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Using software that scans DNA for the genetic signatures of ancient bacteria and viruses, the team analyzed samples from people buried at the Camarones 9 archaeological site.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 30 July 2026

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