as in interment
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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interment
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An American flag is folded during the interment for World War II U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt.—
CBS News,
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26 May 2025 -
Handlers in white gloves carried memorial vessels containing the skulls for interment.—
Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
31 May 2025
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“Obsequy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsequy. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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