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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
The meeting, the agency said, focused on immediate response priorities, cross-border coordination, surveillance, safe and dignified burials and resource mobilization, among other areas.
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Chinedu Asadu, Fortune, 17 May 2026
Investigators said nearly 6,500 pets were promised a proper burial by Vereb, but instead their bodies were dumped in landfills or left in leaking garbage bags.
—Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Brand, who led the investigation into the discovery, had Baby Angel baptized before a burial that drew a crowd of more than 150 people.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 6 May 2026
Makan’s casket, however, is empty — a symbolic burial for a child whose body was never recovered from the wreckage.
—Zohreh Saberi, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
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Chinedu Asadu, Fortune, 17 May 2026
Investigators said nearly 6,500 pets were promised a proper burial by Vereb, but instead their bodies were dumped in landfills or left in leaking garbage bags.
—Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Brand, who led the investigation into the discovery, had Baby Angel baptized before a burial that drew a crowd of more than 150 people.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 6 May 2026
Makan’s casket, however, is empty — a symbolic burial for a child whose body was never recovered from the wreckage.
—Zohreh Saberi, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burial
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More than $2 million has been raised for Abdullah’s family and his funeral expenses.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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Only in my case, the analysis … Proust died exactly six months later, on November 18, 1922 (Joyce did attend his funeral).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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There, surrounding his tomb, visitors will find walls covered in some of Goya’s finest frescoes, restored to their vivid, original pigment tones, along with the church interior and building structure itself, reports the Times of London.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
14 May 2026
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Hue, Vietnam Ornate palaces, pavilions, statues and royal tombs are waiting to be explored in Hue.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
13 May 2026
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Following the service, a procession of family and invited guests led by the Idaho State Police will proceed to the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery for the interment ceremony.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
2 May 2026
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The date of Klinner's interment has not yet been announced.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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But the standout discovery was the substances that accompanied her to her grave.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026
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Some graves discovered in the Guadalajara area contained a single body, some more than 40.—
Steve Fisher,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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The snow eventually hardens like a concrete entombment.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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City and county governments set local rules covering burials, inurnments, entombments and the upkeep of cemeteries, mausoleums and columbariums, according to state law.—
Angela Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Outside the cemetery, father and son stood in a line with their male relatives to receive condolences.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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The hotel is within the Old Cambridge Historic District, next to a cemetery where soldiers who fought at Bunker Hill during the American Revolution are buried.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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Eaton wildfire survivors’ anger about Southern California Edison’s burying of electric wires in Altadena boiled over Tuesday with residents calling on government officials to temporarily halt the work.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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According to Purina, a common quirky habit many dog owners notice is food-burying.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Dec. 2025
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“Burial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burial. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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