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Recent Examples of sarcophagus
There, layers of light green cloth cover a stone sarcophagus.
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Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
The skeleton of the saint was exhumed from its sarcophagus in the crypt of the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, in the central Italian town of Assisi, on Saturday morning.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
The team had already excavated the other three corners of a narrow tomb occupied by an imposing, unnamed sarcophagus.
—CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
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.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
The skeleton of the saint was exhumed from its sarcophagus in the crypt of the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, in the central Italian town of Assisi, on Saturday morning.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
The team had already excavated the other three corners of a narrow tomb occupied by an imposing, unnamed sarcophagus.
—CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
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.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sarcophagus
Noun
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Some hugged and sobbed by her casket.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Apr. 2026
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In one jaw-dropping sequence, a dead body falls out of a casket during a wake, only for another character to lick up the fluid that pours out.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The nail in the coffin was the Pre-Raphaelites.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Plantenders Nursery, a wholesale seller of plants in Silverado, is considering hiking its delivery fees for landscapers and contractors to $70 from $50 — but may opt to throw in the towel as the higher fuel costs are the final nail in the coffin for his rustic nursery.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In Pakistan, she was greeted by President Mohammad Ayub Khan, laid a wreath at the tomb of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the nation’s founder, and attended a state dinner in Islamabad, the nation’s capital.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Since its founding in 1838, Green-Wood Cemetery’s permanent residents have lain among the hills of Brooklyn, their tranquility guarded by elaborate statuary, venerable trees, and sumptuous tombs.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Sarcophagus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sarcophagus. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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