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Recent Examples of urn
But downtown got chicer, and in the 2000s a developer sniffed an opportunity to condo-ify a pre-war with lovely bones (gothic details inside and scrolls and urns outside).
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 6 Mar. 2025
Honorary urn bearers were Jessica Porter and Shayne Trosdahl.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
The couple previously admitted in a related federal case to accepting payment for the services but then never performing them -- in some cases providing dry concrete mix in urns in place of cremains, according to court documents.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2024
Resting Place Dear Place: The urns are a great idea, and a beautiful way to honor her memory for the children.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 6 Mar. 2025
Honorary urn bearers were Jessica Porter and Shayne Trosdahl.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
The couple previously admitted in a related federal case to accepting payment for the services but then never performing them -- in some cases providing dry concrete mix in urns in place of cremains, according to court documents.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2024
Resting Place Dear Place: The urns are a great idea, and a beautiful way to honor her memory for the children.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urn
Noun
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The concussive sound of the first shovelful of dirt on the pine coffin, like the rending of the garment, shockingly tactile.—
David Bezmozgis,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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But Azzi Fudd began to put the nail in the coffin in the third quarter, dropping 11 of her 24 points in the frame.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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As the limos drove Biggie’s casket through the streets with family and friends, thousands of New Yorkers and fans flooded the streets.—
Skyler Trepel,
People.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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Thousands of people line the street to watch and pay their respects as the funeral procession carrying the caskets of Shiri Bibas, Kfir Bibas and Ariel Bibas pass by with the family in minibuses behind them on its way to the funeral on February 26, 2025 in Rishon LeZion, Israel.—
Tovah Lazaroff,
NBC News,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The sarcophagus was the work of an international coalition and took decades to build.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
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One such sarcophagus belonged to a noblewoman named Ir-Aset-Udjat, whose coffin was ornately decorated with images and text that granted her food and drink in the afterlife.—
Sarah Everts,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Senate may well have all been murdered on Lucilla’s weird, theater-y funeral bier.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
22 Nov. 2024
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Among the changes, the new rites eliminate the practice of placing the pope on an elevated bier in St. Peter's Basilica for public viewing.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
20 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Those kinds of things probably weren't very interesting to tomb robbers.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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For our group, this one opened a new world, just as wondrous as the temples and tombs of ancient Egypt.—
Francine Kiefer,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Urn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urn. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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