sepulchres

variants or sepulchers
plural of sepulchre
as in tombs
a final resting place for a dead person a poem describing the forgotten sepulcher of a valiant knight of the Middle Ages

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tombs
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  • The statues were placed on rectangular stone platforms called ahu, which serve as tombs.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Research on ancient Egypt is largely biased toward the elite, whose spectacular tombs, monuments, and artifacts have been the dominant focus.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Sepulchres.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sepulchres. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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