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
Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Roskilde’s stately cathedral stands solemn and proud—its royal tombs steeped in centuries of candlelit reverence—while chalk-white Møns Klint plunges into the deep Baltic blue, where fossil hunters comb the shore and peregrine falcons wheel overhead.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The exact size of the tombs was not provided but, based on photos from the excavation, the structures are roughly child-sized.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
Before the most recent excavation, archaeologists had found 17 of these tombs.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Roskilde’s stately cathedral stands solemn and proud—its royal tombs steeped in centuries of candlelit reverence—while chalk-white Møns Klint plunges into the deep Baltic blue, where fossil hunters comb the shore and peregrine falcons wheel overhead.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The exact size of the tombs was not provided but, based on photos from the excavation, the structures are roughly child-sized.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tombs
Noun
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Archaeologists soon swooped in, and immediately noticed Stone Age graves exposed along the quarry’s walls.—
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
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Tyler is visiting the graves of his parents when Capri interrupts.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The burials at Skhul also call for a reevaluation of the development of culture in early humans, Hershkovitz said.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
28 Aug. 2025
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Early in the Gaza genocide, there were so many people killed that individual burials were no longer possible, and traditional burial cloths had run out.—
Philip Metres
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Perhaps even worse is the horrifying relatability, as the bereaved father ignores the warnings and buries his dead child in an ancient burial ground.—
James Grebey,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Wednesday sets out to stop Isaac from doing the same to Pugsley, but in the process, Isaac captures Thing (Victor Dorobantu) — revealing that Thing was originally his hand, which Morticia had chopped off — and buries Wednesday alive.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Many bodies were relocated to cemeteries like Rosehill, Graceland and Oak Woods — but not all.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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The site is known for its notable ancient Christian remains, including cemeteries and churches.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Tombs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tombs. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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