1
as in tomb
a final resting place for a dead person
opened the sepulture and examined the mummy
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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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Visitors walk among ancient walls and tombs, uncovering stories that span from Roman London to World War II.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025 -
Known both as a common crop mold and a lurking danger in ancient tombs, its spores have been linked to mysterious deaths — from King Tutankhamun’s 1920s excavation to a 1970s Polish royal tomb incident that apparently killed several archaeologists.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
24 June 2025
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Across the landscape of northern Poland are dozens of cemeteries with early medieval burial mounds, known as Orzeszkowo-type barrows.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
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Ticket Information The crypt beneath the historic St Bride’s Church on Fleet Street contains Roman pavements, medieval foundations, and even plague burial sites.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Look at the man in the brown mackintosh standing at Paddy Dignam’s grave in Glasnevin Cemetery.—
Benjamin Hale
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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Brandt, whose research into Fifield stemmed from just a few sentences about her in a notebook on the Fifield family history from Brandt’s late father, laid two wreaths, one on Dr. Fifield’s grave and one for the entire family.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2025
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Jackson's family has since started a GoFundMe to raise money for funeral expenses and to support her children after the shooting.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
23 June 2025
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The 1939 funeral in East Baltimore of jazz drummer Chick Webb drew Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Cab Calloway, Gene Krupa and, The Sun reported, how many Baltimoreans? a. 500 b. 10,000 c. 3,000 d. 5,000 17.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
20 June 2025
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“Sepulture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sepulture. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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