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Recent Examples of body bag
When a body is located and successfully retrieved, Hoagland said, it is placed in a body bag and onto a boat.
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Alaa Elassar, CNN, 2 Feb. 2025
The man, whose face is not seen, is seemingly pushing a white body bag into the car.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Victims were carried on bamboo stretchers or in body bags to ambulances or trucks while bad weather, rugged terrain and fresh mudslides hampered rescue efforts.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
The Red Cross, which has provided masks, boots, protective uniforms and body bags to rescuers, has also offered limited mental health counseling.
—Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
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Alaa Elassar, CNN, 2 Feb. 2025
The man, whose face is not seen, is seemingly pushing a white body bag into the car.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Victims were carried on bamboo stretchers or in body bags to ambulances or trucks while bad weather, rugged terrain and fresh mudslides hampered rescue efforts.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
The Red Cross, which has provided masks, boots, protective uniforms and body bags to rescuers, has also offered limited mental health counseling.
—Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for body bag
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On Tuesday, the New York Giants officially signed veteran quarterback Russell Wilson, putting a nail in the coffin of Aaron Rodgers joining the team.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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Longtime fans of the series worry that this might be the final nail in the coffin for the once-beloved RPG.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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Excavations at Herodium, the king’s lavish palace complex south of Jerusalem, revealed hundreds of red limestone fragments—perhaps pieces of the king’s sarcophagus.—
Ellen Wexler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 Jan. 2025
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In another crafty move, Focus Features is selling full-scale replicas of the sarcophagus for $20,000 a piece.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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As the limos drove Biggie’s casket through the streets with family and friends, thousands of New Yorkers and fans flooded the streets.—
Skyler Trepel,
People.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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Thousands of people line the street to watch and pay their respects as the funeral procession carrying the caskets of Shiri Bibas, Kfir Bibas and Ariel Bibas pass by with the family in minibuses behind them on its way to the funeral on February 26, 2025 in Rishon LeZion, Israel.—
Tovah Lazaroff,
NBC News,
26 Feb. 2025
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The Senate may well have all been murdered on Lucilla’s weird, theater-y funeral bier.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
22 Nov. 2024
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Among the changes, the new rites eliminate the practice of placing the pope on an elevated bier in St. Peter's Basilica for public viewing.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
20 Nov. 2024
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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
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Household Essentials Handwoven Tray $34 $24 at Amazon Coffee table must-haves like remotes or tissue boxes don’t always look the most aesthetically pleasing, but a tray can keep these items neat and in place with a stylish touch.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
28 Mar. 2025
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Biographers have often portrayed af Klint as the lone artistic force behind her work, but Almqvist, who found Cassel’s notebooks in an unmarked box, has another perspective.—
Jay Cheshes,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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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
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“Body bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/body%20bag. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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