TOMBING Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

tombing

verb

present participle of tomb

as in burying

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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burying

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In a town in southeastern Ukraine that is occupied by Russian forces, burying the dead has actually been forbidden.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2026
Brand was also convicted of burying his head in the genitals of a former Channel 4 employee during the recording of a DVD in 2009.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026

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