inurning

verb

present participle of inurn
as in immuring

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  1. putting away
  2. burying
  3. enshrining
  4. entombing
Verb
  • Jukes contributed some muscle late, putting away three kills after McAuley trailed 20-19 in the first game and two more after McAuley held a 21-18 lead in the second game.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Clear these areas by putting away anything that does not need to be out.
    — Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano, The Spruce, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of putting away
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  • In a town in southeastern Ukraine that is occupied by Russian forces, burying the dead has actually been forbidden.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Brand was also convicted of burying his head in the genitals of a former Channel 4 employee during the recording of a DVD in 2009.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of burying
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  • More recently, in 2023, Australians voted against enshrining an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, an advisory body that would have given First Nations people a formal say on the decisions that affect them.
    — Liam Freeman, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2026
  • In a bill submitted to Congress on Monday night titled the Diwali Day Act, Democratic Congresswoman Grace Meng proposes enshrining Diwali as a federal holiday as a rebuttal to the rising tide of South Asian prejudice.
    — Tom Sanders, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of enshrining
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  • This past February, what remained suddenly fell, entombing several squatters.
    — Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The entrance of the cave was filled with concrete, entombing the body inside.
    — Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
Definition of entombing
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