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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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Firemen in their command center calm the fears of the locals who call in, law enforcement tracks down tomb robbers, while in the port of Torre Annunziata, Syrian tankers unload Ukrainian grain.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
3 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
Noun
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Applications for headstones, markers, and burial benefits processing will continue.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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The careful arrangement of ossuaries within the dolmen suggests communal burial practices and sophisticated ceremonial planning, providing archaeologists with invaluable insight into societal structures in prehistoric Iberia.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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An arrest has been made three years after a man’s remains were found buried in a shallow grave, Colorado deputies say.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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His gravelly croak sounds melodic but grave.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
29 Sep. 2025
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Funds will go toward funeral expenses and to support his wife.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The song has been reprised several times for different charitable causes over the years, and in 2009, versions of the song were performed at Jackson's funeral.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Sepulture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sepulture. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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