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Recent Examples of urn
One by one, the cardinals will deposit their votes in a special urn.
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Aryn Baker, Time, 6 May 2025
There are four front steps bracketed by two huge urns, half a dozen Corinthian columns, and six life-size maidens, possible goddesses.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Lost in a sea of ash: When wildfire destroys a home — and a loved one’s urn — the search begins.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2025
Probst’s hilarious cross-continental vote delivery first appeared in season 4, Survivor: Marquesas when the host hailed a New York City taxicab to take him and the voting urn to Central Park for the big winner reveal.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 May 2025
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Aryn Baker, Time, 6 May 2025
There are four front steps bracketed by two huge urns, half a dozen Corinthian columns, and six life-size maidens, possible goddesses.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Lost in a sea of ash: When wildfire destroys a home — and a loved one’s urn — the search begins.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2025
Probst’s hilarious cross-continental vote delivery first appeared in season 4, Survivor: Marquesas when the host hailed a New York City taxicab to take him and the voting urn to Central Park for the big winner reveal.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urn
Noun
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For many businesses, this can be the final nail in the coffin.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
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However, this is another nail in the coffin for a creative agency or production company that was providing those services.—
Steven Wolfe Pereira,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
Noun
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When customers elect cremation, that revenue can be significantly lower: The median cost of a direct cremation, which doesn’t include a viewing or service, is $2,750, about a third of that of a traditional package with a casket, viewing, ceremony and burial, which is $8,300.—
Susan Shain,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Taylor’s casket, covered with an American flag, was taken through reverent procession in Bell County on May 13 from Temple to the funeral home in Copperas Cove, KXXV reported.—
Kate Linderman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2025
Noun
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While some come from the bodies themselves, many other chemical molecules arose from archeological objects like the sarcophaguses and mummification fabric.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
14 Feb. 2025
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Given the sarcophagus’ theme and the notable diversity of ancient Caesarea, which was home to Jews and Christians alike, the family was probably pagan.—
Aurora Martínez,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 June 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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Visitors walk among ancient walls and tombs, uncovering stories that span from Roman London to World War II.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Known both as a common crop mold and a lurking danger in ancient tombs, its spores have been linked to mysterious deaths — from King Tutankhamun’s 1920s excavation to a 1970s Polish royal tomb incident that apparently killed several archaeologists.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
24 June 2025
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“Urn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urn. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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