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expressing or suggesting mourning
a slow and heavy funeral song
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Recent Examples of funeral
Callum Booth, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Relatives set up a GoFundMe account to pay for the family’s funeral expenses.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2025
Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
On this day, in an Assad-free Damascus, he is mourned loudly by hundreds in a funeral procession that starts at the hospital where he was identified and ends at his final resting place.
—Claire Harbage, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The exact cause is hard to pinpoint, but Yahoo suggests this was down to Michelle Obama not attending Jimmy Carter’s funeral or Donald Trump’s inauguration.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Relatives set up a GoFundMe account to pay for the family’s funeral expenses.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Carter’s casket will depart the U.S. Capitol at 9 a.m. and a funeral motorcade will travel to the Washington National Cathedral.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
On this day, in an Assad-free Damascus, he is mourned loudly by hundreds in a funeral procession that starts at the hospital where he was identified and ends at his final resting place.
—Claire Harbage, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for funeral
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Services will be held Monday at Congregation Agudath Sholom in Stamford at 10 a.m. Shiva will be observed after the interment at Fleisher’s home, 73 Rockwood Lane, Greenwich.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
WWD,
12 Jan. 2025
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After the funeral, Carter and his family will return to Georgia and Maranatha Baptist Church in Carter's hometown of Plains for a private funeral service and interment.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
7 Jan. 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
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Angelo Badalamenti’s mournful, string-laden score draws us in, emphasizing the quaintness of the visuals, while also suggesting a deeper pain at the core of this place.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
19 Jan. 2025
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The Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) shared a sorrowful story across their social media feeds about a mournful looking cat.—
TJ Macias,
Miami Herald,
10 Jan. 2025
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The second meaning relates to how people tend to bury painful memories and refuse to confront past traumas… This form of soft burial is also a burial of time.—
John Ruwitch,
NPR,
24 Jan. 2025
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The update shared on his page stated that information about his wake and burial would be released soon.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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When Tai Shan was sent to China and separated from his parents, Nguyen was heartbroken.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
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And now, a heartbroken mom has gone viral on TikTok, opening up about losing her 3-year-old daughter to invasive Strep A in 2022.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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On Wednesday, morning temperatures dipped into the single digits, with wind chills amplifying the bitter cold.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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Listen to this article Loading your audio article As much of the U.S. endures the bitter cold, the MLB hot stove isn’t exactly offering much warmth.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Funeral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funeral. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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