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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
Conical burial mounds started being built in Wisconsin around 500 B.C. Effigy mounds depicting people, animals or spirits were built from about 700 A.D. to around 1100.
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Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
The tomb’s burial chambers, dated to 2400 BC, contain 23 human mummies and more than 30 animal mummies.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Nov. 2024
There will be a visitation at 10 a.m. and services and remembrances at 11 a.m. followed by an afternoon burial at Paradise Memorial Gardens near Shea Boulevard and 92nd Street in Scottsdale, Katsenes Pappas shared.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 26 Nov. 2024
In 2024, the Peabody Museum reported repatriating the remains of 13 individuals and 25 burial items to the Santa Ynez Reservation in California.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 22 Nov. 2024
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Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
The tomb’s burial chambers, dated to 2400 BC, contain 23 human mummies and more than 30 animal mummies.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Nov. 2024
There will be a visitation at 10 a.m. and services and remembrances at 11 a.m. followed by an afternoon burial at Paradise Memorial Gardens near Shea Boulevard and 92nd Street in Scottsdale, Katsenes Pappas shared.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 26 Nov. 2024
In 2024, the Peabody Museum reported repatriating the remains of 13 individuals and 25 burial items to the Santa Ynez Reservation in California.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 22 Nov. 2024
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The actual funeral was another hour away from Rome in a small Lutheran church.Gwen Faulkenberry, arkansasonline.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Malik was in attendance at Payne's funeral on Wednesday, November 20, in Buckinghamshire, England.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Vivid scenes of Ancient Egyptian life A tomb more than 4,300 years old revealed a window into the era’s daily life when archaeologists found a series of colorful paintings inside.Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
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The surviving sailors could do little as the Oklahoma sank, turning it into a tomb.Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
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Following the service, interment will be at Beth Hamedrosh Hagodel Cemetery,134 S. Dana Court in Milwaukee.Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2024
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From the date of death until interment for the governor of a state, territory or possession.Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Oct. 2024
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The human remains from the Oklahoma were placed there in 61 caskets in 45 graves.Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
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Following the ceremony, volunteers from the church and area organizations will lay wreaths on the graves of military veterans as a gesture of thanks for their service and sacrifice.Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Dec. 2024
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Spring Grove Cemetery in Spring Grove Village is one of the most historic cemeteries in the United States.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 16 Dec. 2024
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When our first spouses died, they were each interred in different local cemeteries.R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Burial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burial. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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