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noun

ˈtüm How to pronounce tomb (audio)
Definition of tombnext
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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verb

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
Noun
More recently, cosmic rays have helped geologists see hidden chambers of active volcanoes, and archaeologists use them to reveal hidden tombs in ancient Egyptian pyramids. — Jesse Liu, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026 In 2023, scientists used a portable MA-XRF imaging device to study ancient Egyptian paintings, part of a broader project investigating tomb chapels in the Theban Necropolis. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
The bed resists public-facing things, hence its charge as a womb to tomb motif. — Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for tomb
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tomb
  1. burial
  2. bury
  3. grave
  4. inter
  5. cemetery
  6. sepulchre
Noun
  • The remains from 77 previously unknown burials were being stored in a secure facility, UC Davis Health officials said.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • As grief turns to accusation, Warmooge’s mother refuses burial without justice, and the village fractures under the weight of uncertainty and pressure to resolve the truth.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of burial
Verb
  • The remains uncovered in February followed an earlier discovery of remains from 72 people who also were believed to have been buried at the former county hospital cemetery site, UC Davis Health officials said.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The sale was buried near the end of a 418-page document detailing the estate’s finances for the third quarter of 2020.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of bury
Noun
  • Officers found a shallow grave and used shovels to find a human foot, leg and knee.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • One example in the book, nearly perfectly timed for America’s semiquincentennial, occurs at the Norwich grave of Hannah Arnold.
    — Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of grave
Verb
  • The spores inside him are alive and well and ready to spread should his unpreserved body be interred in the soil.
    — Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Following the service, the King will be interred in the Royal Mausoleum at Akershus Fortress, alongside the late King Haakon VII, Queen Maud, King Olav V & Crown Princess Märtha.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of inter
Noun
  • The parties’ local branches instead proposed that future Holocaust commemorations should be kept at the town’s memorial site at its northern cemetery, German media report.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The teaser cuts to a cemetery and a coffin on which somebody lays a black rose.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of cemetery
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of sepulchre

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