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Recent Examples of sarcophagus
After the events of The Dark Ages in the dimension of the Argenta and fighting his way into Hell, the demons somehow managed to trap the Doom Slayer in a sarcophagus for an unspecified (but very long) time.
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Regal Cinemas sees your collectible popcorn buckets and raises them with a collectible popcorn sarcophagus.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
While some come from the bodies themselves, many other chemical molecules arose from archeological objects like the sarcophaguses and mummification fabric.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Feb. 2025
Given the sarcophagus’ theme and the notable diversity of ancient Caesarea, which was home to Jews and Christians alike, the family was probably pagan.
—Aurora Martínez, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Regal Cinemas sees your collectible popcorn buckets and raises them with a collectible popcorn sarcophagus.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
While some come from the bodies themselves, many other chemical molecules arose from archeological objects like the sarcophaguses and mummification fabric.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Feb. 2025
Given the sarcophagus’ theme and the notable diversity of ancient Caesarea, which was home to Jews and Christians alike, the family was probably pagan.
—Aurora Martínez, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sarcophagus
Noun
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The cortège, paid for by the musician’s family, trailed through the city with Osbourne’s casket in a black hearse.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
4 Aug. 2025
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On Sunday, an ambulance, paid for by Lozano, transported Dieu’s body in a casket back across the Haitian-Dominican border so.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
29 July 2025
Noun
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The service was held at Chapel of the Chimes, where members of the Oakland Police Department Honor Guard stood posted at both ends of the coffin and a U.S. Army sergeant presented the American flag that had draped his casket to his family.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
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After the private, high-security service, the coffin was brought by hearse to Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park and Funeral Home in Clearwater, the TBT adds.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In Gyeongju, ancient stone foundations and earthen tombs sit in silence—surrounded by low hills and open meadows.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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For two days, Atef, our guide, takes us on a greatest-hits temple tour: Hatshepsut, Medinet Habu, Luxor Temple, the nearly two-mile-long Avenue of Sphinxes, and special entry to the tombs of Ramses VI, Seti I, and Tutankhamen.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Sarcophagus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sarcophagus. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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