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Recent Examples of coffin
Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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
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
The ruling from the state Court of Appeals likely marks the final nail in the coffin for the law, as the City Council, which adopted the measure in 2021, has no higher venue to appeal the matter to.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Rather than a glass coffin, the dwarfs place the princess on a stone slab adorned with flowers in the middle of the woods, keeping vigil until Jonathan shows up one day, having escaped the Queen’s dungeon.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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
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
The ruling from the state Court of Appeals likely marks the final nail in the coffin for the law, as the City Council, which adopted the measure in 2021, has no higher venue to appeal the matter to.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coffin
Noun
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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
Noun
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Those kinds of things probably weren't very interesting to tomb robbers.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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For our group, this one opened a new world, just as wondrous as the temples and tombs of ancient Egypt.—
Francine Kiefer,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The structure is made of opus reticulatum—bricks laid in a diamond pattern—and contains a volcanic rock called tuff: details suggesting high status individuals were buried here, as Artnet News’ Richard Whiddington reports.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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Play defense straight up and Bueckers will bury them.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Death also brought the queens were closer together than ever before: On James’ command, they were entombed opposite each other in Westminster Abbey.—
Sarah Holzmann,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Feb. 2025
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But there's already a Mount McKinley of sorts, in Canton, Ohio, right between I-77 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame: A magnificent mausoleum to our 25th President, William McKinley, entombed there alongside his wife, Ida.—
Mo Rocca,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Among the hundreds of soldiers who are interred at the cemetery are three of Mykola’s friends.—
Michael Holtz,
The New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2025
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Because limited space there makes burials a challenge, the traditional Cuban practice is to bury the deceased for six to eight months and then to exhume and inter the remaining bones, Rivero says.—
Collin Blinder,
The Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Decorated hearses ferry visitors past the Mercer Williams House Museum, where an antiques dealer shot his lover and inspired the book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.—
John von Sothen,
airmail.news,
15 Mar. 2025
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But outside, under the church portico, two long hearses — one black, one white — waited.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Coffin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coffin. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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