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as in burial
the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place
the final sepulture of the body had to wait until the ground thawed
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Noun
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According to the Bible, he was sacrificed to pay for the sins of mankind and his body was later laid to rest in a nearby tomb.—
Josh Kelly,
Oklahoman,
25 Mar. 2026 -
It was found inside King Tut’s tomb and in trace amounts on 9,000-year-old Chinese pottery and was written about in the Bible.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Was it related to an elite Iron Age burial?—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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Souther shared a GoFundMe link for her burial.—
Carmel Dagan,
Variety,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Suzanne Morphew’s remains were discovered in September 2023 in a shallow grave in the San Luis Valley, roughly an hour south of the family’s home.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
21 Mar. 2026
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It was prompted by the current resident, who learned about Daphne’s disappearance and became convinced that a pile of rocks and bricks in the backyard was suspicious and a possible indication of a secret grave, authorities said.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The documentaries tended to be distanced, austere, observational; those that focused on the past (such as 2005’s Blockade, about the WWII siege of Leningrad, or 2019’s State Funeral, about the funeral of Stalin) were often built entirely from archival footage.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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Holding her daughter's funeral program, Francis broke down and spoke through tears about the loss.—
Nikiya Carrero,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Sepulture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sepulture. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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