inurned

past tense of inurn

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for inurned
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Only 112 bodies had been handed over to relatives, while 1,333 were temporarily buried pending identification.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The late princess is buried on a private island only accessible by boat on the property.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • The consensus seems to be that these bizarre objects, which were first discovered in 2022, are growing supermassive black holes entombed within huge clouds of gas that have spectrums similar to cool, red stars, such as red giants.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Swiss neutrality has been enshrined in the constitution since the mid-19th century, but its meaning has been debated for years.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 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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“Inurned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inurned. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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