as in to put away
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Recent Examples of inurn
The proposal also would end burial eligibility for military retirees but still allow them to be inurned aboveground, according to a comparison of the new proposals and current rules on the cemetery’s website.
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Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2019
The proposal also would end burial eligibility for military retirees but still allow them to be inurned above ground, according to a comparison of the new proposals and current rules on the cemetery’s website.
—BostonGlobe.com, 26 Sep. 2019
They will be inurned with full military honors at an in-ground vault at a private cemetery in Manassas, Va.
—Michael E. Ruane, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2018
The cremains will be inurned with full military honors at an in-ground vault at a private cemetery in Manassas, the statement said.
—Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 30 May 2018
Virginia will be cremated and inurned in the columbarium at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC with her husband.
—Orlando Sentinel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 4 Feb. 2018
Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2019
The proposal also would end burial eligibility for military retirees but still allow them to be inurned above ground, according to a comparison of the new proposals and current rules on the cemetery’s website.
—BostonGlobe.com, 26 Sep. 2019
They will be inurned with full military honors at an in-ground vault at a private cemetery in Manassas, Va.
—Michael E. Ruane, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2018
The cremains will be inurned with full military honors at an in-ground vault at a private cemetery in Manassas, the statement said.
—Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 30 May 2018
Virginia will be cremated and inurned in the columbarium at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC with her husband.
—Orlando Sentinel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 4 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inurn
Verb
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Rather than purchasing a new one, try putting away tired toys after playing, out of sight from your cat, and then reintroducing them later.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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That might mean putting away devices, stretching, journaling, or reading.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The remains were interred at U.S. Military Cemetery Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, near Omaha Beach, and marked as X-159 St. Laurent.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2025
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When Willie Lincoln, the third son of President Lincoln, died at age 11 of typhoid fever, he was interred in a mausoleum in Oak Hill Cemetery.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In the touring production presented by Broadway in Boston and inhumed at the Citizens Bank Opera House through May 14, the life we’re given gets all the bells and whistles, not to mention props and wisecracks.—
James Sullivan,
BostonGlobe.com,
4 May 2023
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Rather than inhume Bubbles and Freddy, Papdale students opted for a funeral at sea.—
Brigit Katz,
Smithsonian,
3 Mar. 2017
Verb
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Most of those minerals are currently buried beneath thick sheets of previously impenetrable ice.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
10 Apr. 2025
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Two to three weeks after burying the branch, check for new roots.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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President Trump has also long argued that global trade rules, enshrined in entities like the World Trade Organization, disdvantage the U.S. by, for example, permitting countries like China, Germany and Japan to subsidize key industries.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2025
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And are the protections of the First Amendment, enshrined in the Constitution, fading?—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Inurn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inurn. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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