mummify

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Recent Examples of mummify Hackman, 95, and Betsy Arakawa, 65, were found partially mummified in their Santa Fe, New Mexico home on Wednesday, February 26 by maintenance and security workers. David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025 Save for a bit of hair and bile, the former shelter dog’s stomach was largely empty at the time she was found, partially mummified. Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025 The condition of the remains – decomposing and partially mummified – as well as new evidence from Hackman’s pacemaker, suggest the couple had been dead for several days, possibly weeks. Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025 Details continue to emerge, including a search warrant affidavit report that Arakawa's body was found partially mummified and that multiple dogs were found alive, with more to follow in the coming weeks. Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mummify
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mummify
Verb
  • Water the bare-root plant when the roots or stems appear shriveled by soaking the root ball in water for an hour.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Curing or drying potatoes thickens their skins, allows minor cuts and abrasions to heal, and makes spuds less likely to rot or shrivel in storage.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Americans suffering from high cost of living, rising food and energy prices, and leaving them out to dry with no plan on our skyrocketing health insurance premiums.
    Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Promptly dry the pan with a paper towel or lint-free tea towel.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The Mets, meanwhile, seek front-line starting pitching after last year’s rotation struggled to provide length and wilted down the stretch.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Instead, wait until late winter or early spring, when the pink and white flowers have wilted.
    Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 5 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Employment doldrums have affected even the state’s hallmark sectors, most obviously Southern California’s withering film and TV production industry and the Bay Area’s high technology concentration.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • For much of those eight years, Powell endured withering public criticism from the president, who named him as chair.
    Steve Liesman, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026

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“Mummify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mummify. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.

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