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as in funeral
the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place
the children wanted to give the dead bird a proper burial in the backyard
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as in tomb
a final resting place for a dead person
archaeologically significant artifacts, such as stone tools, have been discovered in Neanderthal burials
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Recent Examples of burial
However, thanks to the burial rituals of a community known as the Durotriges, researchers obtained this DNA and other genetic information.
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Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
The team thinks this particular burial held an individual of high status, as the coffin was finely crafted and the gypsum would have been expensive, per a statement from Headland Archaeology.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
The others were carved into the rock with an above-ground structure and a well, or vertical shaft, leading into the burial chamber.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
Los Angeles is currently burning and areas of Pasadena — Butler’s hometown, place of burial, and muse for her literary works — have either crumbled to ash or been evacuated entirely.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
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Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
The team thinks this particular burial held an individual of high status, as the coffin was finely crafted and the gypsum would have been expensive, per a statement from Headland Archaeology.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
The others were carved into the rock with an above-ground structure and a well, or vertical shaft, leading into the burial chamber.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
Los Angeles is currently burning and areas of Pasadena — Butler’s hometown, place of burial, and muse for her literary works — have either crumbled to ash or been evacuated entirely.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burial
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The former First Lady missed Jimmy Carter’s funeral on January 7, 2025, where other presidential couples were in attendance—and she’s also opted out of Trump’s upcoming inauguration.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
18 Jan. 2025
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His duties range from preparing and preaching scriptures as well as other pastoral care to the usual mix of funerals, weddings and baptism.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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In it, a small baby lies on a tomb of red velvet, her skin and dress a rocky gray (Eguiguren Arte de Hispanomérica, D10) and eye sockets blank, an icy contrast to the fresh roses and wildflowers with which she is adorned.—
Walker Mimms,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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On the thirteenth-century tomb of Eleanor of Aquitaine, she is shown wide awake and reading, while her dull and kingly husband sleeps for all eternity.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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The schedule includes public and private funerals in Washington, D.C., and Plains, Georgia, culminating in a private interment ceremony.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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Motorcade arrives at Carter's residence for a private interment, before which the U.S. Navy will conduct a missing man formation flyover in honor of former President Carter’s naval service and time as commander-in-chief.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA TODAY,
9 Jan. 2025
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The vases had been secured to the graves, deputies said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacramento Bee,
16 Jan. 2025
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The grave also contained 46 glass beads and 11 silver coins linked to central Europe and Scandinavia.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
2 Jan. 2025
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These cemeteries are appropriately designed and maintained by the United States government.—
Avi Weiss,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2025
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The cemetery’s gate regularly needs fixing and even replacing due to vandalism.—
Natalie Wallington,
Kansas City Star,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Burial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burial. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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