urn

noun

Definition of urnnext
as in coffin

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Recent Examples of urn The exotic bug buffet has been replaced by a few bog-standard coffee urns, and the crowd of tuxedos has started to thin. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 June 2026 Kristen Setera, a spokesperson for the FBI's Boston office, told Fox News Digital the urn was discovered missing during an inventory in November 2022. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026 The exhibition’s first wall presents a large photograph of Nicky holding their mother’s urn to set the scene. — Sarah Moroz, Literary Hub, 7 May 2026 When Patrick’s father died, two years ago, Patrick and his siblings divided his ashes among themselves, and a portion rested in a columbarium; the urn was small. — Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for urn
Recent Examples of Synonyms for urn
  1. coffin
  2. casket
  3. sarcophagus
  4. bier
  5. tomb
Noun
  • And this very thinking will be the nail in your freedom coffin.
    — Hanneke Antonelli, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • On the podcast, Sheridan acknowledged the Jimmy connection, while sticking in the nail in the coffin on the series.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of coffin
Noun
  • Haunted Mansion props on the parade floats will include the conservatory casket, cryptic gravestones, gargoyle candleholders, watchful busts, haunted armor and stretching room portraits.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Corpses are then placed into either a cardboard box or casket at the crematorium and left to burn for several hours.
    — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of casket
Noun
  • Inside, a replica King Tut sarcophagus stood against a cinderblock wall, looking out at a table and some chairs.
    — Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • In the western chamber, archaeologists found a limestone sarcophagus containing a mummy wrapped in linen bandages.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of sarcophagus
Noun
  • The coffin was unveiled late on Thursday to a throng of sobbing supporters, who were swaying and beating their heads in time to a sung lament as flowers were thrown from the bier into the crowd.
    — Reuters, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the bier of Kim Yong Nam on Tuesday to express condolences, and the funeral is scheduled for Thursday.
    — Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Definition of bier
Noun
  • All three will face a slew of charges, including injuring or removing a tomb or monument, disturbing the contents of a grave or tomb and grand theft, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday.
    — Rylan DiGiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In July 2025, utility workers excavating trenches to expand an underground gas network in Peru's capital unearthed two pre-Incan tombs that were over 1,000 years old.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of tomb

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“Urn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urn. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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