inurned

Definition of inurnednext
past tense of inurn

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for inurned
Verb
  • Kennedy ultimately won, allowing her to be interred in Massachusetts, where most of the Kennedy family is buried.
    Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Well, a 121-year-old article in The Cincinnati Enquirer said at least one was interred there.
    Jennie Key, Cincinnati Enquirer, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Potted plants can be brought into unheated garages or basements during cold snaps or buried in the ground, pot and all.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • And just as Nicky is the only person who can see Morgan’s goodness inside her many flaws, only Morgan recognizes Nicky’s unhappiness buried within his bizarre decision to be a priest.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Sunny had been missing for hours when someone realized he was entombed under a driveway.
    Mark Price April 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2026
  • While Soviet authorities entombed that plant in concrete, Tokyo decided on a very different approach — the Fukushima Dai-ichi facility would be entirely dismantled.
    Yusuke Maekawa, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The city’s ethics commission’s budget and structure are enshrined by a ballot measure backed by voters in 2024, meaning the commission can’t be defunded or eliminated by the City Council.
    Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The 1992 Consensus is a tacit agreement, never formally enshrined as a document, that Taiwan and China all belong to one China.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Inurned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inurned. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.

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