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Recent Examples of sarcophagus
Katie, however, was found bound in ritualistic wrappings in a 3,000-year-old sarcophagus, and when freed, she is physically decimated and exists in a catatonic state.
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Cronin takes the legend of the mummy out of its sarcophagus by removing it from Egypt and throwing it into a domestic American home.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
Eight years later, she is found alive, wrapped up inside a sarcophagus.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Set in both Egypt and Albuquerque, New Mexico, Cronin’s wonderfully inventive script drags one of cinema’s oldest tropes out of its sarcophagus and into a modern American home.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Apr. 2026
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Cronin takes the legend of the mummy out of its sarcophagus by removing it from Egypt and throwing it into a domestic American home.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
Eight years later, she is found alive, wrapped up inside a sarcophagus.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Set in both Egypt and Albuquerque, New Mexico, Cronin’s wonderfully inventive script drags one of cinema’s oldest tropes out of its sarcophagus and into a modern American home.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sarcophagus
Noun
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As flags across the state remained at half-staff, Kempthorne’s casket arrived to the Capitol in a cream-white hearse escorted by a motorcade made up of Idaho State Police and Boise police officers.—
Darin Oswald,
Idaho Statesman,
15 May 2026
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Trainor's fiancée and mother, who sat nearby during the ceremony along with other family members, were presented with flags that draped his casket.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Beginning in May 2026, a temporary exhibit will open to the public, for a year, so visitors can witness the coffin and the remains and learn about what her life and death revealed about the British Roman elite.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026
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Residue analysis has identified frankincense and gypsum within the coffin, and exotic resins in one of the glass vessels, offering a rare glimpse into how her body was treated after her death.—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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There, surrounding his tomb, visitors will find walls covered in some of Goya’s finest frescoes, restored to their vivid, original pigment tones, along with the church interior and building structure itself, reports the Times of London.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
14 May 2026
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Hue, Vietnam Ornate palaces, pavilions, statues and royal tombs are waiting to be explored in Hue.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
13 May 2026
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“Sarcophagus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sarcophagus. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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