sarcophagi

variants also sarcophaguses
Definition of sarcophaginext
plural of sarcophagus
as in coffins
a boxlike container for holding a dead body the crypt under the abbey church contains the sarcophagus of the monastery's founding abbot

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Noun
  • Some coffins had multiple occupants, while others contained only a head or nothing at all.
    Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Bulldozers opened a large pit into which individual graves were dug for the 60 coffins.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Light rain fell as ambulances lined up outside the cemetery and began unloading dozens of plain wooden caskets.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Light rain fell as ambulances lined up outside the cemetery and began unloading dozens of plain wooden caskets.
    Abdul Qahar Afghan, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The boundaries of the necropolis are not clearly defined, scientists said, noting modern planting pits, ditches and agricultural work have obliterated several tombs.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
  • An intimate doc-feature take on renowned Panamanian anthropologist Reina Torres de Araúz (1932-82), who battled the plundering of artifacts from pre-1492 tombs, told from th POV of a soon who lost her mother too soon.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Sarcophagi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sarcophagi. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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