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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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Noun
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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 -
Still, no one is ever confirmed as being in the tomb, and Debbie even ponders whether or not Danny is really dead.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Oct. 2025
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The family has chosen to hold a private burial ceremony, with a memorial service to be scheduled at a later date.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this summer, archaeologists in Gdańsk uncovered an elite knight's burial beneath a former ice cream parlor.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Short credits include Red Rubber Boots, about a woman trying to find the remains of her two children who were killed and buried in a mass grave.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
13 Oct. 2025
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For the seven mostly young men sitting around this table, bottom was a grave of their own digging — a hole so deep that their cries for help went unheard.—
Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
12 Oct. 2025
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Hatton’s funeral took place in Hyde last Friday, with thousands lining the streets and former boxers Tyson Fury, Tony Bellew, Frank Bruno and Amir Khan among those in attendance.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Only 'distant connections' to India Vedam, his niece said, was born in India while his parents were visiting their native country for a funeral.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Sepulture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sepulture. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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