as in funeral
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Noun
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Laurent didn’t accompany Yolanda to Drew’s funeral.—
Joseph O’Neill,
The New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2025 -
The military later held a small funeral ceremony, at the request of the families, before transferring the bodies to the forensics lab for DNA testing.—
MELANIE LIDMAN,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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Mary Jane Draeger, 78, of Hutchinson, died Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, at Harmony River Living Center in Hutchinson. Funeral service was at 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, at St. Matthews Lutheran Church in Fernando with interment in the church cemetery.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2025
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An interment flag was also flown over the State House this week.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
31 Jan. 2025
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Internal excavations confirmed the site as a royal burial chamber on Tuesday.—
Francesca Aton for ArtNews,
Robb Report,
20 Feb. 2025
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The newer burials, from the 14th and 15th centuries, are inside the chapel, while the older burials, some 1,200 years old, are outside and are made of pits, sometimes covered by a wooden piece or stone arrangement, archaeologists said.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Embalmment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embalmment. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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