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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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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On Wednesday, tens of thousands of Israelis lined highways as the bodies of a mother and her two young sons, killed in captivity in Gaza, were taken for burial on Wednesday.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
arkansasonline.com,
27 Feb. 2025 -
Yes—in fact, some historians believe Stonehenge is foremost a burial site.—
Hannah Edgar,
ARTnews.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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That means tending to his extremely young widow, pitching in with the funeral arrangements and the wake, and enduring an endless amount of performative grieving, the more hysterical the better.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
7 Mar. 2025
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Following the funeral, his remains were cremated and scattered on a California hillside.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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Public observances will be scheduled in both Atlanta and Washington, D.C., followed by a private interment in Plains, Georgia.—
Tracy Wright,
Fox News,
30 Dec. 2024
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Before the interment, the U.S. Navy will conduct a missing man formation flyover in honor of his naval service and time as commander in chief.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Interring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interring. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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