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Recent Examples of urn
The episode ends with John flying to Los Angeles with the dog's ashes in an urn.
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Erin Jensen, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026
Her ashes sit close at hand, in an urn decorated with the image of a fire lookout.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
My father's remaining ashes rest on the table in front of them in an onyx marble urn too small to contain someone whose life was so large.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
By the urn, Andula said, is a picture of their son that someone painted with angel wings behind him.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 12 Jan. 2026
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Erin Jensen, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026
Her ashes sit close at hand, in an urn decorated with the image of a fire lookout.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
My father's remaining ashes rest on the table in front of them in an onyx marble urn too small to contain someone whose life was so large.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
By the urn, Andula said, is a picture of their son that someone painted with angel wings behind him.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urn
Noun
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Door Not Closed Hoelz is not totally convinced that this is a nail in the coffin for the gel model.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Mar. 2026
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Hundreds of people stepped forward as the coffins were carried toward the cemetery for burial.—
Fadwa Hodali,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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When those caskets came off that plane?—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Mar. 2026
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On the first day of his public visitation, people lined up hours early to walk inside Rainbow PUSH and past Jackson’s casket at the front of the chapel.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There, layers of light green cloth cover a stone sarcophagus.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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After nearly 20 years, the third installment in The Mummy franchise is going back in the sarcophagus.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2026
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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Inside the 16th-century basilica, his casket won't be put on an elevated bier—as was the case with past popes—but will just be placed on the main alta, simply facing the pews.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The tomb was right there in front of me.—
Talla Mountjoy,
Twin Cities,
11 Mar. 2026
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Discovery tales → Archaeologists uncovered a 1,000-year-old tomb containing gold chest plates, ear ornaments and other elite burial treasures.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Urn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urn. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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