as in burial
a final resting place for a dead person
explored the historic graveyard and saw tombs that dated back two centuries
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as in to bury
to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea
Forest Lawn is where many of Tinseltown's immortals are tombed for all eternity
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Recent Examples of tomb
Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Its above-ground tombs tell centuries of stories and offer a striking visual unlike any other American burial ground.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
Nada El Sawy, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2023
In order to become proper Chinese third graders—to go all the way from Heaven to tomb—Natasha and Ariel needed to memorize a total of sixteen hundred characters.
—Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
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Noun
The scrolls were uncovered during an excavation in the Qurna area on Luxor's West Bank, near the tomb of Seneb.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Its above-ground tombs tell centuries of stories and offer a striking visual unlike any other American burial ground.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
Highlights include the Pyramid of Djoser or Step Pyramid—the world’s oldest pyramid—and the Mastaba of Ti tomb.
—Nada El Sawy, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2023
In order to become proper Chinese third graders—to go all the way from Heaven to tomb—Natasha and Ariel needed to memorize a total of sixteen hundred characters.
—Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tomb
Noun
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The burial location was in accordance with the wishes of her children.—
Jill Smolowe,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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Traditional burials demand abundant acreage, usually marked off in efficient grids.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
14 Apr. 2026
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Bishop acquired the property, intending to preserve the inactive cemetery as a memorial site for the military veterans buried there, some dating back to the Civil War.—
Nicole Comstock,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Three other Syrian relatives were also killed in the Ain Mreisseh strike and were buried on Saturday in the town of al-Shuhail in Deir el-Zour, after the family split upon returning to Syria.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Human remains are routinely found in Jalisco, sometimes in clandestine graves.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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All but a few of the famous graves are accessible by wheelchair.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Apr. 2026
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The annual event, held at the Memorial to the Six Million, also marked the site's 61st observance—a space considered sacred by many, where human ashes from Dachau and other Holocaust artifacts are interred.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The campaign hit its $50,000 goal on April 5, which means Perrine will be buried and interred at Forest Lawn in Southern California.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Apr. 2026
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The incident marks a violent escalation in a series of break-ins that have occurred at the cemetery, which has faced years of financial hardship.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Clandestine graves are discovered on a semiregular basis; more than 70,000 unidentified remains have piled up in morgues and cemeteries.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The Enclave, Buick’s large, three-row crossover, has been redesigned for 2018, allowing the automaker to finally place its predecessor in a sepulchre and seal the entrance.—
Al Haas,
Philly.com,
28 June 2018
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The Garden Tomb, is believed by many to be the garden and sepulchre of Joseph of Arimathea, and therefore a possible site of the resurrection of Jesus.—
Joe Yudin,
Town & Country,
5 Oct. 2016
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“Tomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tomb. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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