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Recent Examples of sarcophagus
Solomon peppers his story with generational resentments and art-world posturing, while Soderbergh films the interiors of McKellen’s English townhouse like the inner workings of a sarcophagus.
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
Archaeologists recently uncovered a Roman sarcophagus, which shows a drinking contest between Dionysus and Hercules.
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APPLE A DAY – MacBooks, AirPods, Apple Watches and iPads are all discounted early in the lead up to Amazon Prime Day.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025
The sarcophagus, which has become increasingly unstable, was never meant to last.
—Kim Barker, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
There was big creepy marketing push and sarcophagus popcorn tins sold out fast.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
Archaeologists recently uncovered a Roman sarcophagus, which shows a drinking contest between Dionysus and Hercules.
MORE IN LIFESTYLE
APPLE A DAY – MacBooks, AirPods, Apple Watches and iPads are all discounted early in the lead up to Amazon Prime Day.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025
The sarcophagus, which has become increasingly unstable, was never meant to last.
—Kim Barker, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
There was big creepy marketing push and sarcophagus popcorn tins sold out fast.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sarcophagus
Noun
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As his casket was escorted to the Maranatha Baptist Church, which had become something of a second home to him, the whole community lined the familiar streets with signs of affection toward their local hero.—
Kyler Alvord,
PEOPLE,
31 Dec. 2025
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Asked organizers if there will be a body inside the casket.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Netanyahu's office announced earlier on Sunday that Israel received a coffin from the Red Cross inside the Gaza Strip.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Tragically, one of William's next royal engagements would be walking behind his mother's coffin on the day of her funeral.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The Suleymaniye Mosque is considered Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan's most splendid Istanbul mosque, and he himself is buried in a tomb nearby.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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But now, winners of the lottery will be granted the opportunity to buy and restore one of 30 tombs in three different cemeteries, with city hall agreeing to lease the corresponding burial plot to those who meet certain standards.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Sarcophagus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sarcophagus. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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