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Recent Examples of urn
Their caskets and an urn containing the remains of their golden retriever, Gilbert, who was euthanized after also being shot, rested in the center of the Capitol’s soaring rotunda.
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Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 28 June 2025
Gianna knows the idea of connecting with an urn might sound strange, but she’s found peace in it.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 22 July 2025
In a different case, four plaintiffs experiencing homelessness sued the city in 2022 after city workers trashed their personal belongings, which included government identification, medication, family photos and an urn with a parent’s ashes, the Herald previously reported.
—Vivienne Serret, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
There is an urn inside the Polish eagle at St. Raphael’s feet containing soil from the Katyn Forest.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
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Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 28 June 2025
Gianna knows the idea of connecting with an urn might sound strange, but she’s found peace in it.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 22 July 2025
In a different case, four plaintiffs experiencing homelessness sued the city in 2022 after city workers trashed their personal belongings, which included government identification, medication, family photos and an urn with a parent’s ashes, the Herald previously reported.
—Vivienne Serret, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
There is an urn inside the Polish eagle at St. Raphael’s feet containing soil from the Katyn Forest.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urn
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The service was held at Chapel of the Chimes, where members of the Oakland Police Department Honor Guard stood posted at both ends of the coffin and a U.S. Army sergeant presented the American flag that had draped his casket to his family.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
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After the private, high-security service, the coffin was brought by hearse to Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park and Funeral Home in Clearwater, the TBT adds.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
6 Aug. 2025
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The cortège, paid for by the musician’s family, trailed through the city with Osbourne’s casket in a black hearse.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
4 Aug. 2025
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On Sunday, an ambulance, paid for by Lozano, transported Dieu’s body in a casket back across the Haitian-Dominican border so.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
29 July 2025
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Archaeologists were unsure of what the entire scene depicted until the sarcophagus was handed over to the IAA's conservation team — who assembled the fragments.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2025
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That could produce a similar effect to the sarcophagus built around Chernobyl after the disaster in 1986, Bretton-Gordon said.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
20 June 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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That includes 100,000 artifacts, one of which will be the famed tomb of King Tutankhamun; the entire collection of Tut’s tomb will be on display for the first time since its discovery back in 1922.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
6 Aug. 2025
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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
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“Urn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urn. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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