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Recent Examples of body bag
Victims were carried on bamboo stretchers or in body bags to ambulances or trucks while bad weather, rugged terrain and fresh mudslides hampered rescue efforts.
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
The Red Cross, which has provided masks, boots, protective uniforms and body bags to rescuers, has also offered limited mental health counseling.
—Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Every ambulance and firetruck in the city’s fleet is now stocked with body bags full of ice.
—Bill Weir, CNN, 1 Aug. 2024
Images have emerged showing Syrian Civil Defense crews, known as the White Helmets, recovering the remains of those buried in some of the country's mass graves, with some photos showing piles of bones and skulls in body bags.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
The Red Cross, which has provided masks, boots, protective uniforms and body bags to rescuers, has also offered limited mental health counseling.
—Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Every ambulance and firetruck in the city’s fleet is now stocked with body bags full of ice.
—Bill Weir, CNN, 1 Aug. 2024
Images have emerged showing Syrian Civil Defense crews, known as the White Helmets, recovering the remains of those buried in some of the country's mass graves, with some photos showing piles of bones and skulls in body bags.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for body bag
Noun
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Two small coffins return home, carrying the bodies of Israeli children who had barely begun to live.—
Laurence Bolotin,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2025
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However, Francis has decided against this, choosing instead to have his body placed in a coffin in St. Peter's Basilica, where thousands will pay their respects.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
28 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 mom and her two young sons were buried together in one casket and all three were eulogized by Yarden Bibas, husband to Shiri and father to Ariel and Kfir.—
Rachel Wolf,
Fox News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Eubanks first posted a screenshot of the article with several casket emojis on the screen, before offering her opinion on what reality star Jason Isaacs’ White Lotus character sounded most like.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The German microbrewery/restaurant has installed new TVs in its bier hall and at the bar for your viewing pleasure.—
Sam Allard,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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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
Noun
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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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History and literature buffs will also want to visit Dante Alighieri’s tomb.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Somebody else felt proud of having taught fellow Redditors how to open a box filled with packing peanuts without making a mess.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2025
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The oatmeal color looks about right and when Risa picks at it with her trowel, the surrounding black and gray debris falls away, revealing the rough outline of a box’s edge.—
David Wharton,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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Spaces that formerly constituted the theater foyer and underground vault rooms were transformed into an expansive showroom spanning over three floors out of the total seven.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
25 Feb. 2025
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Sullivan graduates with school records in all-around and uneven bars, while Phillip holds the records on floor and vault.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Body bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/body%20bag. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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