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Recent Examples of coffin
Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
Two small coffins return home, carrying the bodies of Israeli children who had barely begun to live.
—Laurence Bolotin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
However, Francis has decided against this, choosing instead to have his body placed in a coffin in St. Peter's Basilica, where thousands will pay their respects.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Hamas had been displaying living hostages and coffins carrying hostage remains on stage in front of a crowd in Gaza before handing them over, to sharp criticism including from the United Nations.
—Reuters, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The Wildcats put the nail in the coffin early in the third quarter when Moore scored on an and-1 basket, pushing the score to 47-21 – St. Ignatius’ largest lead of the night.
—Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
Two small coffins return home, carrying the bodies of Israeli children who had barely begun to live.
—Laurence Bolotin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
However, Francis has decided against this, choosing instead to have his body placed in a coffin in St. Peter's Basilica, where thousands will pay their respects.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Hamas had been displaying living hostages and coffins carrying hostage remains on stage in front of a crowd in Gaza before handing them over, to sharp criticism including from the United Nations.
—Reuters, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coffin
Noun
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But what struck some guests as odd was the open casket.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
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Egyptian mediators assisted in the delivery of the caskets.—
Andrea Margolis,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The tomb of ancient Egyptian King Thutmose II has been found, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced.—
Francesca Aton for ArtNews,
Robb Report,
20 Feb. 2025
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An inscription stated that Hatshepsut had the tomb's contents relocated due to flooding.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Gaza’s health ministry said the toll was likely to rise with many people buried under rubble.—
Abeer Salman,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
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Scattered across a chain of subtropical islands in southwestern Japan, buried under rocks, or deep within the region’s humid soil, researchers discovered seven new species with segmented bodies and dozens of slender legs.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
19 Mar. 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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In Aida’s final scene, the treasonous general Radamés, who has been interred as punishment, finds his slave princess waiting for him in the shadows.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
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The remains of he and his wife were interred underneath.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 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 24 Mar. 2025.
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