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Recent Examples of urn
Resting Place Dear Place: The urns are a great idea, and a beautiful way to honor her memory for the children.
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R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
The extended family, with Chuang clutching an urn of ashes, collaborates to lift the vehicle stuck in the mud and ice.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
Paper flowers coexist with wicker urns sprouting real geraniums.
—Mitchell Owens, Architectural Digest, 11 Oct. 2024
Father Tom Walker will preside, and Tootsie’s granddaughters will act as urn bearers.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
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R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
The extended family, with Chuang clutching an urn of ashes, collaborates to lift the vehicle stuck in the mud and ice.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
Paper flowers coexist with wicker urns sprouting real geraniums.
—Mitchell Owens, Architectural Digest, 11 Oct. 2024
Father Tom Walker will preside, and Tootsie’s granddaughters will act as urn bearers.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urn
Noun
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This news might catch the attention of Panthers fans, as it all but puts the nail in the coffin on Johnny Hekker’s future in Carolina.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2025
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Photos show what the corridor looks like while walking through and what the rectangular chamber looks like from above. Inside the burial chamber, archaeologists found one larger sarcophagus filled with animal bones and five stone coffins, the ministry said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But what struck some guests as odd was the open casket.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
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Egyptian mediators assisted in the delivery of the caskets.—
Andrea Margolis,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Excavations at Herodium, the king’s lavish palace complex south of Jerusalem, revealed hundreds of red limestone fragments—perhaps pieces of the king’s sarcophagus.—
Ellen Wexler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 Jan. 2025
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In another crafty move, Focus Features is selling full-scale replicas of the sarcophagus for $20,000 a piece.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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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
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The tomb of ancient Egyptian King Thutmose II has been found, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced.—
Francesca Aton for ArtNews,
Robb Report,
20 Feb. 2025
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An inscription stated that Hatshepsut had the tomb's contents relocated due to flooding.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Urn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urn. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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