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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 church is believed to be the site of Jesus’ burial and resurrection.
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Tim Lister, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
With nothing left to do and with no other relatives known, Hereford made arrangements for his wife’s burial at Greenwood Cemetery in Fort Worth.
—Kevin Foster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
After the private funeral and burial, the grieving family joined their Yorktown, New York, community to celebrate their daughter's life.
—Andrew Ramos, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Deacon Jos Valke said there were additional clues, including a coin that has been dated from 1660 and part of a lead bullet found at the burial spot.
—Reuters, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
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Tim Lister, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
With nothing left to do and with no other relatives known, Hereford made arrangements for his wife’s burial at Greenwood Cemetery in Fort Worth.
—Kevin Foster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
After the private funeral and burial, the grieving family joined their Yorktown, New York, community to celebrate their daughter's life.
—Andrew Ramos, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Deacon Jos Valke said there were additional clues, including a coin that has been dated from 1660 and part of a lead bullet found at the burial spot.
—Reuters, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burial
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Legend has it that one funeral was so fueled by whiskey in this sacred spot that the mourners forgot to bury their dead.—
Rosie Conroy,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Fire trucks lined up outside a funeral home in Chicago’s southwest suburbs on a gray and rainy Tuesday morning for the funeral of Michael Altman, a Chicago firefighter who died while working to put out a Rogers Park fire earlier this month.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Christians recognize Good Friday as the day Jesus Christ was crucified, died and was buried in a tomb.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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It is believed that early Christians adapted this idea, viewing the egg as a symbol of Jesus' resurrection and the empty shell as a symbol for the empty tomb.—
Catherine Messier,
The Providence Journal,
31 Mar. 2026
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The date of Klinner's interment has not yet been announced.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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His death certificate, obtained by TMZ, did not elaborate on plans for Carradine’s interment, and the family has requested privacy to grieve.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Ashcraft tapped out before being ordered to dig a grave, get inside a body bag, and consider his eulogy as instructors piled dirt on top of him.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The bone found during a 1940 excavation dated between 1391 and 1130 BCE, well before the mound’s construction, and appeared to have been deposited independently of a grave.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Mar. 2026
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The snow eventually hardens like a concrete entombment.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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City and county governments set local rules covering burials, inurnments, entombments and the upkeep of cemeteries, mausoleums and columbariums, according to state law.—
Angela Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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But there are inanimate pets in the cemetery.—
Jennie Key,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
31 Mar. 2026
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But supporters are encouraged to line the route from the funeral home to the cemetery, beginning at 103rd Street and Cicero Avenue.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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According to Purina, a common quirky habit many dog owners notice is food-burying.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Dec. 2025
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Greenlawn was a collection of four cemeteries — the old burying ground, new burying ground or Union cemetery, Peck's Ground and Greenlawn.—
Alexandria Burris,
IndyStar,
14 Nov. 2025
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“Burial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burial. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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