as in burial
usually obsequies plural
the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place
the murder victim's father was the chief mourner at the obsequies
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Noun
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This Upper Paleolithic burial even became famous, though puzzling to researchers, because the unusual skeletal remains were even disfigured.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026 -
The last burials there were in 1925.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Hundreds of people attended Scott's funeral in Mount Airy in November, including Mayor Cherelle Parker.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
2 Feb. 2026
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The ultra-private first lady has appeared, though, at Pope Francis' funeral, Fourth of July festivities, the White House Easter Egg Roll and alongside her husband at other prominent events of national importance.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Unlike Monday's burial for Princess Irene, which follows a Saturday prayer service in Madrid and a funeral Monday at Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens, the Tatoi interment for Sofia's mother, Queen Federica of Greece, was not official, and took place almost furtively.—
Diego Parrado,
Vanity Fair,
18 Jan. 2026
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From the date of death until interment for the governor of a state, territory or possession.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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According to Purina, a common quirky habit many dog owners notice is food-burying.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Dec. 2025
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Greenlawn was a collection of four cemeteries — the old burying ground, new burying ground or Union cemetery, Peck's Ground and Greenlawn.—
Alexandria Burris,
IndyStar,
14 Nov. 2025
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“Obsequy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsequy. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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