as in graves
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 inters
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 tombs
John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
New Year's Eve On the morning of New Year’s Eve, people sweep the tombs of their ancestors and then return home.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
The pyramids, the temples, the stunning gold jewelry found in royal tombs — all of these marvels depended on practical, everyday tools wielded by skilled hands.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Devotees often visit their tombs to seek a miraculous intervention.
—Vanessa Corcoran, The Conversation, 2 Feb. 2026
There are more tombs than dead men in this city.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
On the eastern outskirts of Rome, near Via Tiburtina, researchers have uncovered an ancient road, two monumental basins, two Republican-era tombs, and a shrine possibly dedicated to Hercules.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 24 Jan. 2026
On the moors, cliffs, and hills there are wind farms; oil terminals; small farms, some of which have been there for many centuries; ruined medieval churches and hermitages; and prehistoric settlements, tombs, and monuments.
—Sarah Moss, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
On Wednesday, Duff ramped up the anticipation for her new album, teasing a new song about dive bar hookups, inconvenient roommates, and a once-red-hot romance fizzling into the tombs of relationship graveyards.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
An intimate doc-feature take on renowned Panamanian anthropologist Reina Torres de Araúz (1932-82), who battled the plundering of artifacts from pre-1492 tombs, told from th POV of a soon who lost her mother too soon.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
New Year's Eve On the morning of New Year’s Eve, people sweep the tombs of their ancestors and then return home.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
The pyramids, the temples, the stunning gold jewelry found in royal tombs — all of these marvels depended on practical, everyday tools wielded by skilled hands.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Devotees often visit their tombs to seek a miraculous intervention.
—Vanessa Corcoran, The Conversation, 2 Feb. 2026
There are more tombs than dead men in this city.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
On the eastern outskirts of Rome, near Via Tiburtina, researchers have uncovered an ancient road, two monumental basins, two Republican-era tombs, and a shrine possibly dedicated to Hercules.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 24 Jan. 2026
On the moors, cliffs, and hills there are wind farms; oil terminals; small farms, some of which have been there for many centuries; ruined medieval churches and hermitages; and prehistoric settlements, tombs, and monuments.
—Sarah Moss, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
On Wednesday, Duff ramped up the anticipation for her new album, teasing a new song about dive bar hookups, inconvenient roommates, and a once-red-hot romance fizzling into the tombs of relationship graveyards.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tombs
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The attacks have, however, complicated peace efforts in the region where mass graves were recently found.—
OPE ADETAYO,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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Satellite imagery showed that the graves were dug on Monday in a previously untouched section of ground, consistent with a Saturday bombing and a Tuesday funeral.—
Mahsa Alimardani,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Iranian government has not allowed the media to publicize anti-regime voices from within Iran, and no one against the war or the regime would speak to CBS News on camera at the burials, even with the promise of anonymity.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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It customary for an air of mystery to surround the burials of drug lords in Mexico, something their supporters take advantage of to try to elevate them to legend.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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The Placer County Water Agency has mapped out $295 million in projects that will upgrade infrastructure, such as rebuilding plants and rehabbing buries pipes, from the foothills to the freeway.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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Despite such doubts, Malaysia is positioning itself as Southeast Asia's hub for the alternative technology, a three-step process that captures, transports and buries carbon dioxide which contributes to climate change.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Also, the cemeteries are major tourist attractions.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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Township officials, meanwhile, have strongly defended townships as a critical level of government that's closest to Hoosiers, responsible for poor relief for low-income residents and taking care of old cemeteries.—
Hayleigh Colombo,
IndyStar,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Tombs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tombs. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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