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Recent Examples of urn
The original urns, which had been damaged, were replaced by similar but larger vessels containing time capsules.
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Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
There are concrete planters, wooden doors, armoires, sideboards, chinoiserie urns, and thousands of other items, mostly sourced in European markets.
—Jenny Adams, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
Climb the 343 steps of the south tower for a panoramic view, then descend into the crypt where Habsburg organs (literal ones) rest in urns.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2025
Honorary urn bearers are Reese Klawitter, Zachary Klawitter, Matthew Sampson, Joseph Sampson, Ben Klawitter, Ron Klawitter and Ken Klawitter.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
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Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
There are concrete planters, wooden doors, armoires, sideboards, chinoiserie urns, and thousands of other items, mostly sourced in European markets.
—Jenny Adams, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
Climb the 343 steps of the south tower for a panoramic view, then descend into the crypt where Habsburg organs (literal ones) rest in urns.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2025
Honorary urn bearers are Reese Klawitter, Zachary Klawitter, Matthew Sampson, Joseph Sampson, Ben Klawitter, Ron Klawitter and Ken Klawitter.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urn
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New research on the origins of the COVID-19 outbreak puts another nail in the lab leak theory’s coffin.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
7 May 2025
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The pontiff was interred at the basilica on Saturday, after his wooden coffin was driven through the streets of Rome on the popemobile, passing the Colosseum and thousands of mourners on its way.—
Rosa Rahimi,
CNN Money,
27 Apr. 2025
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What struck me wasn’t her quiet courage—but the revelation that only men are permitted in the outer circle surrounding the Pope’s casket.—
Angela S. Mattie,
Hartford Courant,
6 May 2025
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His office was filled with the artifacts that people left behind in their cars: a high school diploma, a Little League uniform, an American flag that had been draped over a casket at a military funeral.—
Eli Saslow,
New York Times,
4 May 2025
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In an apse, near the site of the sarcophagus, is a sparkling mosaic of Jesus in reddish and gold robes sitting atop the orb of the world.—
Elizabeth Dias,
New York Times,
8 May 2025
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The basilica was built over a white marble sarcophagus that, for some 2,000 years, has been believed to be the tomb of St. Paul. Charles' visit will happen during the Papal Jubilee, a year of forgiveness and reconciliation that is celebrated by the Catholic Church every 25 years.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
18 Mar. 2025
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While lying in state, the coffin was placed not on an elevated bier, but facing the pews.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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In the past, the pope's body would be displayed on an elevated frame known as a bier.—
Alec Schemmel,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Pharaoh's tomb discovered by archaeologists in Egypt Dr. Josef Wegner, Penn Museum curator who is based in Philadelphia, recently uncovered a groundbreaking discovery: an unknown pharaoh's tomb, dating back 3,600 years.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2025
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Earlier Sunday, Leo celebrated a private Mass near the tomb of St. Peter.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
11 May 2025
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“Urn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urn. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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