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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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
Jack Guy, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
An extensive list of notable tombs can be found at the Colma Historical Museum on Hillside Boulevard.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
The pre-Christian tombs offer new insight into the religious beliefs of ancient people in the region.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
With 2,000-year-old ancient Roman roads and Etruscan tombs, grand villas, papal palaces, charming medieval towns, rolling countryside, and unforgettable food and wine, Lazio has something for every traveler.
—Fulvio De Bonis, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
The statues were placed on rectangular stone platforms called ahu, which serve as tombs.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 Oct. 2025
Research on ancient Egypt is largely biased toward the elite, whose spectacular tombs, monuments, and artifacts have been the dominant focus.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Silksong’s lore isn’t always front and center, layered deeper in the margins from conversations with cutesy bug NPCs and cryptic tombs peppered about.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
The ancient tombs, along with the area’s previous finds, suggest this part of Manduria served as a structured cemetery-like space in ancient times.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
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But now, winners of the lottery will be granted the opportunity to buy and restore one of 30 tombs in three different cemeteries, with city hall agreeing to lease the corresponding burial plot to those who meet certain standards.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
An extensive list of notable tombs can be found at the Colma Historical Museum on Hillside Boulevard.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
The pre-Christian tombs offer new insight into the religious beliefs of ancient people in the region.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
With 2,000-year-old ancient Roman roads and Etruscan tombs, grand villas, papal palaces, charming medieval towns, rolling countryside, and unforgettable food and wine, Lazio has something for every traveler.
—Fulvio De Bonis, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
The statues were placed on rectangular stone platforms called ahu, which serve as tombs.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 Oct. 2025
Research on ancient Egypt is largely biased toward the elite, whose spectacular tombs, monuments, and artifacts have been the dominant focus.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Silksong’s lore isn’t always front and center, layered deeper in the margins from conversations with cutesy bug NPCs and cryptic tombs peppered about.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
The ancient tombs, along with the area’s previous finds, suggest this part of Manduria served as a structured cemetery-like space in ancient times.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tombs
Noun
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Two tipsters had told Carpenter that a man named Don Miller had stolen human remains and burial pieces from Native American graves along with other cultural artifacts from around the world.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
5 Nov. 2025
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Men, women and even children were shot into unmarked mass graves.—
Jesse Kirsch,
NBC news,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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City and county governments set local rules covering burials, inurnments, entombments and the upkeep of cemeteries, mausoleums and columbariums, according to state law.—
Angela Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Originally an agricultural town, cemeteries began to take root in Colma after a 1901 ordinance banned new burials within San Francisco’s city limits, a decision driven by limited real estate and a booming population.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There is no dignity, and no justice, in a system that buries an elderly woman alive in silence.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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This buries the block into the sand.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But now, winners of the lottery will be granted the opportunity to buy and restore one of 30 tombs in three different cemeteries, with city hall agreeing to lease the corresponding burial plot to those who meet certain standards.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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City and county governments set local rules covering burials, inurnments, entombments and the upkeep of cemeteries, mausoleums and columbariums, according to state law.—
Angela Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Tombs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tombs. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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