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Recent Examples of body bag
The body has been partially removed from a black body bag placed on dirt.
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Marin Scott, NBC news, 14 Jan. 2026
In search and rescue, a mission may require a body bag.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
The key to packing light is zero redundancy, so having a wallet that fit my passport and could double as a cross-body bag was perfect.
—Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
After the passenger was placed in a body bag for removal from the aircraft, they were then transported though an emergency exit behind the wings.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
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Marin Scott, NBC news, 14 Jan. 2026
In search and rescue, a mission may require a body bag.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
The key to packing light is zero redundancy, so having a wallet that fit my passport and could double as a cross-body bag was perfect.
—Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
After the passenger was placed in a body bag for removal from the aircraft, they were then transported though an emergency exit behind the wings.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for body bag
Noun
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Putting a nail in the unions’ coffin would reduce its influence in the Democratic Party.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
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Heading into this game, Matthews’ injury felt like the final nail in the coffin on a miserable Leafs season.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There, layers of light green cloth cover a stone sarcophagus.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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After nearly 20 years, the third installment in The Mummy franchise is going back in the sarcophagus.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Earlier this month, Oseguera was buried in a golden casket with enormous flower wreaths and a large military presence.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Denise holding a White, blond doll; Lisa and her sister Kimberly growing up; Denise in a casket.—
John Archibald,
Southern Living,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The question box includes a space for your name, but this is optional.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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Once the Wolverines opened a 20-plus-point lead, the crowd in Buffalo was more interested in watching the double-box broadcast on the scoreboard and cheering on the final minute of VCU's 82-78 win over North Carolina.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The result — from the tunnels carved out by tomb robbers to the trains that run day and night — is a cinematic gift for the senses and specifically, to paraphrase one of the more philosophical characters, about our understanding of time’s ability to both preserve and destroy.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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The tomb was right there in front of me.—
Talla Mountjoy,
Twin Cities,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The series of arsons started on March 2, when Farsaad allegedly started a fire inside an electrical vault inside a Fashion District warehouse.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The artistic director, Massimiliano Gioni, has for years staged sprawling, mind-bending exhibitions inside a vault that choked them.—
Jerry Saltz,
Curbed,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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While lying in state, the coffin was placed not on an elevated bier, but facing the pews.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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Inside the 16th-century basilica, his casket won't be put on an elevated bier—as was the case with past popes—but will just be placed on the main alta, simply facing the pews.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Body bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/body%20bag. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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