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
Adjective
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The section of the Guadalupe River where the camp is located has long been prone to deadly flash flooding.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Nov. 2025
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The deadliest assault on a school occurred in 2014 when Taliban gunmen killed 154 people, mostly children, at an army-run school in Peshawar.—
NPR,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The cemetery of good but dead laws is infinite; the main thing is that social forces exist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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These ghosts, which take the form of their dead friends, are mostly just goofy, with the shoddy special effects and glowy auras giving the whole thing a distinctly Haunted Mansion vibe; critically, the threat never feels real, which undermines any tension.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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There are guns, horses, ghosts, a primal struggle for survival in hostile terrain, family feuds and a steadily intensifying sense of mortal threat, as Old Porch’s ambition and psychopathy escalate the drama.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Anaheim location, which opened to similar acclaim earlier this year, will soon be joined by an in-progress second brick-and-mortal location to open in Santa Ana.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The story follows four standalone, but interlinked tales, each inspired by an iconic Chinese dish and tied together by a spectral chef, who presides over a mysterious, otherwordly restaurant.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
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This detection is possible because the two colonizing lichen species, Rusavskia elegans and Xanthomendoza trachyphylla, exhibit distinct spectral properties.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Mortuary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortuary. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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