as in deadly
of, relating to, or suggestive of death
the huge department store's mortuary atmosphere in its sad, last weeks of operation
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Recent Examples of mortuary
Cole said her daughter hoped to attend Florida State University and study mortuary science.
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Omari Daniels, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2022
Though the final product is well-suited for a mortuary, Braverman points out that the overall atmosphere could fit an array of spaces.
—Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 31 Oct. 2022
He is shown defeating Nubian and Asiatic foes—events echoed in the mortuary temple’s decorations.
—Bob Brier, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2022
Nearby, Hatshepsut built a shrine to the goddess in her mortuary temple featuring four capital columns with the goddess' human face.
—Lola Méndez, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2022
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Omari Daniels, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2022
Though the final product is well-suited for a mortuary, Braverman points out that the overall atmosphere could fit an array of spaces.
—Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 31 Oct. 2022
He is shown defeating Nubian and Asiatic foes—events echoed in the mortuary temple’s decorations.
—Bob Brier, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2022
Nearby, Hatshepsut built a shrine to the goddess in her mortuary temple featuring four capital columns with the goddess' human face.
—Lola Méndez, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mortuary
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Dan Morrison Eleven different countries have asked Ukraine for help in countering Iran's deadly Shahed drones, with request for interceptors, electronic warfare systems and training, Ukrainian Presiden Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Yet Aster diagnoses them, and everyone else, with a deadly case of social media brain rot.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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An Oakland woman was found dead in her cell at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin on Friday, according to an Alameda County Sheriff’s Office press release.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles Police Department Cuevas was rushed to a nearby hospital at the time, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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In this context, Persephone — the goddess of spring and wife of the harsh Hades — plays a crucial role by serving as a bridge between the mortal world and the underworld, spreading joy and hope for change and freedom.—
Sigal Ratner-Arias,
Billboard,
11 Mar. 2026
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Zeus did not approve of his daughter fooling around with this mortal roughneck hunter and put out a hit on Orion.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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Superior spectral energy resolution, a superior point-spread-function, and high-contrast imaging can help enable all of these, above and beyond Chandra’s current limits.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Mar. 2026
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Still, the Kramers have found that a little spectral marketing doesn’t hurt.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Mortuary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortuary. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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