as in grave
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
Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
The gravesite also houses the tombs of Edith Piaf and Oscar Wilde and has long been a site for fans of the rocker to pay their respects in the area known as Poet's Corner.
Paris' official tourism website states that crowds gather there on the anniversary of Morrison's death on July 3 every year.
—EW.com, 20 May 2025
Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
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Noun
The city’s monuments, which include several royal palaces, ritual sites and tombs, have been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
The gravesite also houses the tombs of Edith Piaf and Oscar Wilde and has long been a site for fans of the rocker to pay their respects in the area known as Poet's Corner.
Paris' official tourism website states that crowds gather there on the anniversary of Morrison's death on July 3 every year.
—EW.com, 20 May 2025
Verb
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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Archaeologists found a grave dating to the mid-15th century full of preserved textiles, wooden objects, and metal artifacts.—
Stephanie Edwards,
Discover Magazine,
29 May 2025
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Thousands of children died from abuse or neglect, with mass graves still being found decades after the last residential school closed in 1998.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
Verb
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Ryan Nugent-Hopkins buried a left circle wrister to cut the Panthers lead to 3-1, 3:33 into the second period.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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Many in Israel see such a confrontation as the best option—even though Iran’s nuclear facilities are spread across its territory, and some are buried deep underground, making any military campaign likely to be drawn-out, complicated, and hazardous.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2025
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This ornate crown, found in a burial site, is a first-of-its-kind discovery in the region.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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These new findings, including the artifacts and burial site, adds to new archaeological understanding about the purpose of ancient frontier walls throughout Eurasia.—
Stephanie Edwards,
Discover Magazine,
29 May 2025
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But although tens of thousands of visitors were coming for respite, too few were buying: only a hundred and seventy-five people were interred there by 1843.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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Secretaries of State, including Colin Powell, John Dulles, Alexander Haig and George Marshall are interred at Arlington.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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Traditionally, a cemetery’s care fell to families and churches.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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The site of two ancient Anglo-Saxon cemeteries, Sutton Hoo has offered a wealth of knowledge about pre-Norman British history since its first excavation in 1938.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
29 May 2025
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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 20 Jun. 2025.
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