as in grave
a final resting place for a dead person
explored the historic graveyard and saw tombs that dated back two centuries
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as in to bury
to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea
Forest Lawn is where many of Tinseltown's immortals are tombed for all eternity
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Recent Examples of tomb
Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 18 May 2025
The tomb was found at the Saqqara archaeological site in the Giza Governorate of Egypt.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2025
Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
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Noun
As part of his trip to the Vatican City this weekend, Vance visited the tomb of Pope Francis on Saturday.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 18 May 2025
The tomb was found at the Saqqara archaeological site in the Giza Governorate of Egypt.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2025
Verb
In order to become proper Chinese third graders—to go all the way from Heaven to tomb—Natasha and Ariel needed to memorize a total of sixteen hundred characters.
—Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tomb
Noun
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One of those preparations included Kody, 56, opting to dig Garrison's grave.—
Dory Jackson,
People.com,
19 May 2025
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The holiday typically includes community tributes and visits to cemeteries to decorate graves with American flags each year on the last Monday in May.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 May 2025
Verb
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When managers bury the message in a compliment sandwich, it gets lost.—
Julia Korn,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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The machine responded: one word, then another, and another—each new term inferred from the patterns buried in those seven thousand books.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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An extended hall leads to another long hall, ending with an incomplete chamber containing his burial well.—
Rosa Rahimi,
CNN Money,
27 May 2025
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The first burial: A cookbook author The first person buried at what is now Arlington National Cemetery was not a soldier, a general, a war hero or even a veteran.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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She’s now interred in Milwaukee after a Chicago freeway expansion required the relocation of her cemetery.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
6 May 2025
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After the funeral in the Vatican, Francis’ body will be transported there to be interred.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Located at the intersection of Highways 6 and 13, this cemetery is the final resting place of L.M. Montgomery.—
Kaitlyn McInnis,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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The trail traverses parks, woodlands, pastures, and cemeteries.—
Sarah Beckwith,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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The Enclave, Buick’s large, three-row crossover, has been redesigned for 2018, allowing the automaker to finally place its predecessor in a sepulchre and seal the entrance.—
Al Haas,
Philly.com,
28 June 2018
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The Garden Tomb, is believed by many to be the garden and sepulchre of Joseph of Arimathea, and therefore a possible site of the resurrection of Jesus.—
Joe Yudin,
Town & Country,
5 Oct. 2016
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“Tomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tomb. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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