inurned

verb

past tense of inurn
as in interred

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  1. interred
  2. buried
  3. entombed
  4. enshrined
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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 interred
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  • Auwaerter, who was not part of the study, said the data didn't distinguish consumption from external exposure -- in other words, the hair could have picked up traces of weed simply by being buried together with it.
    — Mary Evans, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Oleksander Haiovyi, 20, looks at his car buried in dirt and debris after a strike on a residential area in Kyiv, on Saturday, Nov 7, 2026.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of buried
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  • Riz Ahmed is there, entombed in his role as a frazzled scientific advisor who recognizes the severity of the situation.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Country music icon Dolly Parton will be entombed next to her husband Carl Thomas Dean in Tennessee.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of entombed
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  • There are 38 players who played most or all of their careers in the AFL enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The thing that everyone hates so much would become enshrined in our constitution.
    — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of enshrined
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