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
Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
The suit seeks damages for medical and funeral expenses, as well as damages for pain and suffering.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2025
John Annese, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025
Their son Donny attended to all of the funeral arrangements with the help of his wife Jan, a nurse, and his daughters Andrea and Alicia.
—Phil Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
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Noun
In coming weeks, the family will claim the remains, with plans to have a funeral on Memorial Day.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
The suit seeks damages for medical and funeral expenses, as well as damages for pain and suffering.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Now the family is grappling with funeral arrangements for the young woman.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025
Their son Donny attended to all of the funeral arrangements with the help of his wife Jan, a nurse, and his daughters Andrea and Alicia.
—Phil Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for funeral
Noun
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Public observances for Carter are planned in Atlanta and Washington, D.C., alongside a private interment.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
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After the service, there will be a private interment at the Carter residence at 5:20pm.—
Rebecca Falconer,
Axios,
31 Dec. 2024
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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This is a love story, after all, and one with a keen grasp of the mournful, curious glances between its two leads — of how much goes untranslated between them, and how much is conveyed.—
Sheri Linden,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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In a circular frame at the center of the screen, still images and footage of the deceased played over the swelling, mournful music in a static shot anchoring the four-and-a-half-minute segment, which was capped off by a final photograph of Hackman.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Read Next World Soldier unearths 2,600-year-old burial site, Greek artifacts in Ukraine.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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Only a few miles from Selena's burial site, a monument opened in her honor on May 25, 1997.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Since the release of his revered 2007 debut For Emma, Forever Ago – a cult-classic isolation record composed by a heartbroken Vernon in a cabin in the Wisconsin woods – the musician has transformed himself time and time again.—
Leah Lu,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2025
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His heartbroken wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, and their son, both U.S. citizens, have sued the government demanding his return.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The bitter dispute recently tipped into its fourth consecutive month and has escalated.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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What really set it apart was its unique flavor, with a bitter edge akin to horseradish or wasabi.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Funeral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funeral. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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