variants
or sepulchers
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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Noun
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The pyramids, the temples, the stunning gold jewelry found in royal tombs — all of these marvels depended on practical, everyday tools wielded by skilled hands.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026 -
Devotees often visit their tombs to seek a miraculous intervention.—
Vanessa Corcoran,
The Conversation,
2 Feb. 2026
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Relatives hum around the graves, many of them women clad in the black ankle-length chadors favored by Iranian conservatives.—
Frederik Pleitgen,
CNN Money,
3 Feb. 2026
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Eventually, a few survivors of these deportation efforts came back with terrifying news, that all those who were abducted from their homes and streets were taken to the nearby Ponary Forest and shot and buried in mass graves.—
Dr. Michael Good,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Sepulchres.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sepulchres. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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