inurning

Definition of inurningnext
present participle of inurn

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for inurning
Verb
  • Laundry — the end-to-end folding and putting away — is genuinely, profoundly hard.
    John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • The people who actually helped her were the ones who made the decision themselves—dropping off dinner, sending a gift card, showing up to organize the house, or putting away the baby gifts that had already arrived.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • The utility's Storm Secure Underground Program, launched after Hurricane Irma in 2017, focuses on making the power grid more resilient by burying power lines underground and reinforcing critical overhead infrastructure.
    Shane Hinton, CBS News, 1 June 2026
  • For weeks, strikes by the United States and Israel restricted Iran’s access to its underground missile sites by destroying roads and burying tunnel entrances.
    Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Money, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • State constitutions, which often have clauses enshrining equality and education, can serve as a pathway for challenges to segregation that results from economics and housing patterns, said Robert Williams, a professor of law emeritus at Rutgers University.
    Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
  • That comment was even entered as an exhibit in the court case, officially enshrining Musk’s lies into the judicial record.
    Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The entrance of the cave was filled with concrete, entombing the body inside.
    Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
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“Inurning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inurning. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.

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