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Recent Examples of mortuary The mortuary temples are important historical documents, providing information about the reigns of the pharaohs who built them. Bob Brier, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2022 Cole said her daughter hoped to attend Florida State University and study mortuary science. Omari Daniels, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 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 See All Example Sentences for mortuary
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Adjective
  • Drone video shows tornadoes' damage in Kentucky morning after deadly storms 01:30 4.
    Jade Walker, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
  • Meanwhile, Russia is making steady gains in Ukraine, and Putin is preparing a summer offensive that could be the deadliest of the war so far, an expert has assessed.
    Isabel van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Adjective
  • The killing of Hind Rajab, the 5-year-old Palestinian girl who was left stranded in a car that had been attacked by Israeli forces in Gaza on Jan. 29 2024 and later found dead, is being made into a drama by Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania, Variety has learned.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 13 May 2025
  • Three of the party members — ages 36, 47 and 63 — were pronounced dead at the site, authorities said.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • Ex-Presidents have a tricky relationship with relevance after leaving the White House, and Biden’s re-entry into the mortal world is still a work in progress.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 8 May 2025
  • If one chapter of your mortal span—your wartime experience, or a love affair—has pierced you more sharply than any other, why shouldn’t that chapter go up front?
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Adjective
  • The technique captures light across a range of spectral bands beyond what the human eye can see.
    Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • When astronomers examined the spectrum of Van Maanen 2 on one of these plates, they were astonished to see spectral features usually associated with much more massive stars—namely, a strong calcium absorption line in the star’s atmosphere.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2025

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“Mortuary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortuary. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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