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
Jack Guy, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
There are more tombs than dead men in this city.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
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Noun
At the threshold to the burial chamber there are carvings of two human figures holding various artifacts in their hands, who may have been the guardians of the tomb, according to the INAH.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
There are more tombs than dead men in this city.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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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This Upper Paleolithic burial even became famous, though puzzling to researchers, because the unusual skeletal remains were even disfigured.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
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The last burials there were in 1925.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Some years ago, The Andrea, a seasonal seafood restaurant on the west end of Misquamicut Beach in Westerly, posted a black-and-white photo on Facebook showing a line of cars buried in the sand.—
Kathleen Hill,
The Providence Journal,
7 Feb. 2026
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The rumor is that 20 years earlier a teenage girl was killed and buried there by her parents, who subsequently disappeared.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Tempting, for sure, but this is also supposed to be a truthful gavotte to the grave.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Once favored by scientists and royalty, Haghartsin now holds the graves of kings.—
Marlise Kast-Myers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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First dozens, then hundreds and eventually more than 1,500 remains were exhumed and re-interred at the park alongside the spot.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
31 Jan. 2026
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So, after the temple is remediated, the prayer books and what’s left of their pages will be collected, commemorated with a funeral and interred, Shemper said.—
Jason Carroll,
CNN Money,
18 Jan. 2026
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The cemetery has about 2,000 burial plots remaining.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Alongside the bodies of martyrs from Iran’s past wars, the dusty earth of Behesht-e Zahra cemetery now cradles the remains of protesters killed in January’s protests, the latest conflict to rake Iran’s streets.—
Frederik Pleitgen,
CNN Money,
3 Feb. 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 10 Feb. 2026.
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