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Recent Examples of columbarium
Her remains are stored in one of a series of ornate lockers in the columbarium of a Buddhist temple in Hsinchu, second from the bottom, just a few feet away from my uncle, her son.
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Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
Next to the chapel is a columbarium, a repository for the ashes of select members of the congregation.
—Ted Koppel, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2024
The challenges of life at Community First In the middle of Community First is a memorial garden with the ashes of dozens of residents who have died, their names etched into a granite columbarium.
—Lucy Tompkins Eli Durst, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2024
His grave is near the path dividing the southernmost section of the cemetery from the columbarium wall, where the urns are housed.
—David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Sep. 2023
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Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
Next to the chapel is a columbarium, a repository for the ashes of select members of the congregation.
—Ted Koppel, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2024
The challenges of life at Community First In the middle of Community First is a memorial garden with the ashes of dozens of residents who have died, their names etched into a granite columbarium.
—Lucy Tompkins Eli Durst, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2024
His grave is near the path dividing the southernmost section of the cemetery from the columbarium wall, where the urns are housed.
—David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for columbarium
Noun
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He is buried in his family’s mausoleum at Unity Cemetery in his hometown of Latrobe, Penn.—
Makena Gera,
People.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Image Image Image Image A seven-mile walk from Kinloch through the wild and empty heart of the island leads to a Greek-style mausoleum, built in the 19th century, above Harris Bay on the west side of Rum.—
Nicholas J. R. White Kat Hill,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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In the crypt where St. Anthony was born, there is a contemporary tile panel illustrating a 1982 visit to the church by Pope John Paul II.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Be sure to bring along a copy of Gabriel Garcia Marquez' Of Love and Demons for poolside reading—the illustrious crypt that inspired this spooky story is located right on the hotel grounds and Marquez’ house is just around the corner.—
Rachel Fletcher,
Architectural Digest,
20 Feb. 2025
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Even in the theft of Palmer’s green jacket and other bigger-ticket items, Church said, there was no sophisticated scheme to access vaults where Augusta National kept historical items under tight security.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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Athena is on the ship to find someone who isn't supposed to be on there, who's got their eye on all the money in the vault.—
Patrick Gomez,
EW.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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Just outside the ancient capital city of Mdina is the small town of Rabat, where two catacombs from the Roman Empire were built around the fourth century B.C.E. St. Paul’s and St. Agatha’s catacombs are a series of burial grounds used by early Christians.—
Cat Sposato,
AFAR Media,
26 Feb. 2025
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The plan calls for a portion of the catacombs to be restored and exposed, creating an accessible pathway to the past that leads into a new outdoor plaza.—
Justin L. Mack,
Axios,
15 Jan. 2025
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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
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Thousands of homes and a sprawl of entire neighborhoods were transformed into outdoor charnel houses.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
10 Jan. 2025
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For the Himalayan monks of the early teen centuries, the ideal setting for initiation was a charnel ground, where people left their dead to be eaten by wild animals.—
Jackson Arn,
The New Yorker,
2 Jan. 2025
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As a result, content about notable veterans—including Gen. Colin Powell and the Tuskegee Airmen—is no longer easily accessible on the cemetery’s website.—
Essence News Editors,
Essence,
17 Mar. 2025
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March 15, 10:00 a.m. to Noon Brooklyn’s historic cemetery is celebrating Women’s History with a ride on its famous trolley to visit the final resting places of prominent New York women of the 19th and early 20th centuries.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
13 Mar. 2025
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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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Made of nephrite, the pendant resembles classic jade and was found alongside other Neolithic artifacts, including gold items in a burial.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Columbarium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/columbarium. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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