as in interment
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as in weeping
expressing or suggesting mourning
a slow and heavy funeral song
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Recent Examples of funeral
Alex Hinton, The Conversation, 17 June 2025
On a GoFundMe page to raise money for funeral expenses, the mother of Rangel’s girlfriend wrote that the party was for the teen’s birthday.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2025
Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Bright red ribbons decorate the trees and signposts of northwest suburban Niles in anticipation of a funeral procession and service today to honor Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer, who was killed last week while battling a suspicious garage fire in the Austin neighborhood.
—Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Boelter is a father of five who has worked various jobs in the food industry and with funeral service companies and a security service.
—Alex Hinton, The Conversation, 17 June 2025
On a GoFundMe page to raise money for funeral expenses, the mother of Rangel’s girlfriend wrote that the party was for the teen’s birthday.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2025
Adjective
Streets will be closed for a procession from the funeral site to the burial site.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Bright red ribbons decorate the trees and signposts of northwest suburban Niles in anticipation of a funeral procession and service today to honor Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer, who was killed last week while battling a suspicious garage fire in the Austin neighborhood.
—Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for funeral
Noun
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An American flag is folded during the interment for World War II U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 May 2025
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Handlers in white gloves carried memorial vessels containing the skulls for interment.—
Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
31 May 2025
Adjective
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And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.—
David Mamet,
National Review,
11 Aug. 2022
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The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2021
Adjective
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Unlike most of his hardcore predecessors, Yates has a knack for mournful melodies, and a voice that may remind some older listeners of Perry Farrell, from Jane’s Addiction.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
11 June 2025
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Now comes their follow-up, with a soundalike title, but quite a different mood—more mournful, more anguished, more serious.—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
30 May 2025
Noun
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They were positively identified in 2023 and returned to his family in October 2024 for burial in Elgin.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
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When her father dies suddenly during a trip to Pakistan, Azra is pulled back to her ancestral home for the burial and into a journey through memory, identity, and reconciliation.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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Days before Father’s Day, the heartbroken dad of Dominic Ferrell, the 17-year-old stabbed to death in a Brickell condo, is speaking out to thank those supporting his family, to condemn the violent killing and to urge parents to hold their children close.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
14 June 2025
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He was booked into Metro Jail the night of June 1. 'Saddened and heartbroken': Attack rocks Boulder days after Israeli staffers slain Questions surround security protocols at the event The Saenger Theatre did not immediately respond to requests for comment on June 2.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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But the fascination of the early days was gone, and more often than not their time together devolved into bitter spats.—
Mark Polizzoti
June 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
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Lips can get a bit of color too, via RMS Beauty’s Legendary Lip Oil packed with adaptogenic herbs, jojoba oil, vanilla extract, and bitter cherry seed oil to condition the pout.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
16 June 2025
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“Funeral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funeral. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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