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Recent Examples of inurnment
The remains of both Jim Triplett and Porter Pile will be taken by an honor guard for an October inurnment.
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Thallman, oregonlive, 1 Apr. 2023
Family and friends of DiMaggio are invited to gather at Singleton Funeral & Cremation Services in Glen Burnie on Tuesday from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. There will be a family remembrance at 7 p.m. and a private inurnment at a later date.
—Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2023
Thallman, oregonlive, 1 Apr. 2023
Family and friends of DiMaggio are invited to gather at Singleton Funeral & Cremation Services in Glen Burnie on Tuesday from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. There will be a family remembrance at 7 p.m. and a private inurnment at a later date.
—Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inurnment
Noun
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The Duke of Sussex also recalled a tense confrontation with Charles and Prince William at the funeral of Harry's grandfather, Prince Philip, which came a year after Harry and Meghan stepped down from their senior roles in the royal family.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Over the weekend, around 16,000 people paid their respects to the designer at his funeral chamber at the Armani Teatro designed by Tadao Ando, filled with white flowers and paper lanterns on the floor in a diagonal grid formation dimly lit up the darkened venue.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Other officials, such as Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, Cabinet Secretaries and former Vice Presidents may have the flag flown at half-staff from the day of their death until their interment.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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From the day of death until the interment of an associate justice of the Supreme Court, a secretary of an executive or military department, a former vice president or the governor of a state.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Inurnment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inurnment. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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