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Recent Examples of rebury
The team decided to rebury the tracks with fine sand until a detailed excavation was possible.
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Katie Hunt, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
Climate change is altering the length of days on Earth, according to new research
The rivers are also reburying a considerable amount of mercury, leading the researchers to emphasize the importance of understanding both the erosion and reburial processes.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2024
Israel denies wrongdoing but acknowledges exhuming bodies that had already been buried, then reburying them, in its search for hostages taken captive into Gaza during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 27 Apr. 2024
In 2000, the association began a nationwide effort to disinter and rebury the bodies.
—Victor Pérez-Díaz, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2013
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Katie Hunt, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
Climate change is altering the length of days on Earth, according to new research
The rivers are also reburying a considerable amount of mercury, leading the researchers to emphasize the importance of understanding both the erosion and reburial processes.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2024
Israel denies wrongdoing but acknowledges exhuming bodies that had already been buried, then reburying them, in its search for hostages taken captive into Gaza during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 27 Apr. 2024
In 2000, the association began a nationwide effort to disinter and rebury the bodies.
—Victor Pérez-Díaz, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2013
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebury
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Ever since 2008, a group of residents here has been searching for a place to build a memorial and reinter the remains of African Americans whose nearby burial ground was taken over by municipal projects.—
Jane Margolies,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2022
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Reburials are delayed while the state has yet to distribute money necessary to fix the cemeteries and reinter them in new graves.—
Longreads,
Longreads,
9 Mar. 2022
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How high should curtain rods sit above the window?—
Maria Williams,
Ascend Agency,
20 Feb. 2026
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Hang curtains wider and higher with enough fullness to achieve a designer look.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
19 Jan. 2026
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Finally, the song started as purple lights cloaked the cherry blossoms on stage while orange and blue lights danced feet over the raucous crowd.—
Waiss Aramesh,
Rolling Stone,
7 Mar. 2026
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As Saturday night spilled into Sunday morning, the sidewalks and crowded patios of lively Sixth Street in Austin, Texas, were cloaked in terror and fear as the clinking of glasses and music gave way to frantic calls for help after a gunman opened fire.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Rebury.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebury. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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