rebury

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Recent Examples of rebury 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 2023, a new state law was passed at the urging of the museum to remove potential barriers to repatriation and allow land to be set aside for reburying the ancestral remains of Native Americans. Mary Hudetz, ProPublica, 2 Feb. 2024 Sometimes squirrels will even excavate and then rebury their nuts. Emma Bryce, Scientific American, 20 Nov. 2023 In 2000, the association began a nationwide effort to disinter and rebury the bodies. Victor Pérez-Díaz, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2013 See All Example Sentences for rebury
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebury
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Silvery fabric curtained the frame around him, floating loosely in the cold, dusty air.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 28 July 2025
  • As for decor, these Kelly Clarkson curtains with their lace details bring a romantic and nostalgic feel to any room.
    Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 25 July 2025
Verb
  • In the early republic, even homicide could be absorbed into politics when cloaked in ritual.
    Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The new Crystalium edition cloaks that signature architecture in a black DLC case while layering in high craft.
    Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Rebury.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebury. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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