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Having dirtied himself in the catacombs beneath the papacy’s home, our scrappy archaeologist emerges into none other than a resplendent re-creation of the Sistine Chapel.
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Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
Archaeologists also worked on cleaning the underground tunnels of a Greco-Roman catacomb previously found at the site.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
The building's basement was a 20,000-square-foot underground area, commonly known as the catacombs, that was used for things like storage, transport and drying meat.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
One morning the four of us climbed the bell tower of the Monolithic church in Saint-Emilion, a medieval marvel, then descended, following a guide, into the subterranean nave and catacombs.
—Jo Rodgers, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Dec. 2024
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Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
Archaeologists also worked on cleaning the underground tunnels of a Greco-Roman catacomb previously found at the site.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
The building's basement was a 20,000-square-foot underground area, commonly known as the catacombs, that was used for things like storage, transport and drying meat.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
One morning the four of us climbed the bell tower of the Monolithic church in Saint-Emilion, a medieval marvel, then descended, following a guide, into the subterranean nave and catacombs.
—Jo Rodgers, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catacomb
Noun
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Plot details are being kept in the tomb, but it is understood that Reynor is playing a husband and father who runs afoul of supernaturally sinister forces.—
Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Mar. 2025
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Matthew’s account of the empty tomb, followed by ever more elaborate resurrection narratives, serves, Pagels suggests, both to address the practical difficulties of reclaiming the bodies of the executed and to counter skeptical claims that Jesus’ corpse had simply been stolen.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Even in the theft of Palmer’s green jacket and other bigger-ticket items, Church said, there was no sophisticated scheme to access vaults where Augusta National kept historical items under tight security.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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Athena is on the ship to find someone who isn't supposed to be on there, who's got their eye on all the money in the vault.—
Patrick Gomez,
EW.com,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Many famous Argentines rest in this labyrinthine city of the dead, brimming with more than 6,400 elaborate, over-the-top mausoleums, crypts, statues, and tombs as stylish and sophisticated as Porteños themselves.—
Blane Bachelor,
AFAR Media,
12 Feb. 2025
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In the crypt where St. Anthony was born, there is a contemporary tile panel illustrating a 1982 visit to the church by Pope John Paul II.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Catacomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catacomb. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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