INTERRING Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in burial

the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place fittingly, the interring took place on a gloomy, rainy day

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interring

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verb

present participle of inter

as in burying

to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea the soldier was interred with great honors at Arlington National Cemetery

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Los Angeles is currently burning and areas of Pasadena — Butler’s hometown, place of burial, and muse for her literary works — have either crumbled to ash or been evacuated entirely.

Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
Finally, the researchers conducted radiocarbon dating work on some of the remains, combining this with information from the stratigraphy (the sequence of burial) and dates for other materials found in the area.

Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025

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