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as in funeral
the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place
the children wanted to give the dead bird a proper burial in the backyard
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as in tomb
a final resting place for a dead person
archaeologically significant artifacts, such as stone tools, have been discovered in Neanderthal burials
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Recent Examples of burial
In fact, even a visiting soldiers paints a harrowing picture of life during wartime, days, weeks and months spent freezing, starving and loading up corpses for burial.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
Examining the rare pendant The pendant was found alongside the remains of two children — both under 8 years old — in a burial known as Grave 5.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
Researchers could also confirm that Queen Hatshepsut—one of only two queens known to rule over ancient Egypt—oversaw the burial of her husband and half-sibling.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Feb. 2025
Internal excavations confirmed the site as a royal burial chamber on Tuesday.
—Francesca Aton For Artnews, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2025
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
Examining the rare pendant The pendant was found alongside the remains of two children — both under 8 years old — in a burial known as Grave 5.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
Researchers could also confirm that Queen Hatshepsut—one of only two queens known to rule over ancient Egypt—oversaw the burial of her husband and half-sibling.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Feb. 2025
Internal excavations confirmed the site as a royal burial chamber on Tuesday.
—Francesca Aton For Artnews, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burial
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Following the funeral, his remains were cremated and scattered on a California hillside.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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That means tending to his extremely young widow, pitching in with the funeral arrangements and the wake, and enduring an endless amount of performative grieving, the more hysterical the better.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
7 Mar. 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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History and literature buffs will also want to visit Dante Alighieri’s tomb.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Public observances will be scheduled in both Atlanta and Washington, D.C., followed by a private interment in Plains, Georgia.—
Tracy Wright,
Fox News,
30 Dec. 2024
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Before the interment, the U.S. Navy will conduct a missing man formation flyover in honor of his naval service and time as commander in chief.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
30 Dec. 2024
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Remembering The Past Before the main festivities begin, many towns and cities hold memorial services at the graves of significant historical figures or at statues dedicated to Norway’s past leaders.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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The bodies of the six victims were all found in various states of decomposition in shallow graves in the same desert area in northeastern El Paso.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA TODAY,
5 Mar. 2025
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His grave received so many visitors (many leaving liquor, beer cans, cigarette butts and marijuana joints) that Judy was forced to move his burial location from the center of the cemetery to near the entrance, The Ledger reported.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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There’s an underwater cemetery about 100 yards away in the lake, but no one knows if there’s any connection.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Burial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burial. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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