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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
The remains of the unidentified young man will be laid to rest in a ceremonial burial on the Australian island on Friday, the University of Aberdeen said in a statement published Wednesday.
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Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
The nine genetic samples used in the study came from three Neolithic burial sites in Tunisia and one in Algeria.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
Her husband’s body never returned home for burial; instead, Reynolds crossed the Atlantic to be nearer to his spirit—and then never left.
—Karen Chernick, ARTnews.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Traditionally, families do not shower or change their clothes for three to four days until the day of the burial itself comes around.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 15 Mar. 2025
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Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
The nine genetic samples used in the study came from three Neolithic burial sites in Tunisia and one in Algeria.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
Her husband’s body never returned home for burial; instead, Reynolds crossed the Atlantic to be nearer to his spirit—and then never left.
—Karen Chernick, ARTnews.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Traditionally, families do not shower or change their clothes for three to four days until the day of the burial itself comes around.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burial
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Village President John Skillman said a social worker employed by the village was working with the family, particularly helping them with funeral and burial arrangements for their three children.—
Courier-News,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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Simpson was a close friend of Bush the Elder — President George H. W. Bush — and eulogized him at his funeral.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
28 Mar. 2025
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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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Public observances for Carter are planned in Atlanta and Washington, D.C., alongside a private interment.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
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After the service, there will be a private interment at the Carter residence at 5:20pm.—
Rebecca Falconer,
Axios,
31 Dec. 2024
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The bodies and graves can also be seen in satellite imagery reviewed and verified by CNN.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2025
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Arlington National Cemetery, which holds the graves of more than 400,000 veterans, has not publicly commented on the changes.—
Essence News Editors,
Essence,
17 Mar. 2025
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This is a lovely fundraiser to assist in the preservation of the cemetery, and the day is filled with master gardeners offering advice, madrigals singing, an archaeology talk, refreshments, kids’ activities and lots of lovely spring plants for sale.—
Janet Kusterer,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Mar. 2025
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Researchers in Campania began excavating a vast cemetery, or necropolis, on the edge of Liternum Archaeological Park as part of ongoing work at the site, the Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape for the Metropolitan Area of Naples said in a March 21 news release.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Burial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burial. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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