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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
Google Maps What do a historic adobe church, a segregated burial site, a Vietnam-era mural and an iconic gay bar have in common?
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Christian Orozco, NBC news, 11 Sep. 2025
After traveling to Windsor Castle to visit the burial site of his grandmother Queen Elizabeth on her death anniversary, Harry attended the WellChild Awards in London that evening.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
After, the bodies will be moved to separate burial locations.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
Archaeologists excavated the underground burial and found a secondary connecting structure.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
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Christian Orozco, NBC news, 11 Sep. 2025
After traveling to Windsor Castle to visit the burial site of his grandmother Queen Elizabeth on her death anniversary, Harry attended the WellChild Awards in London that evening.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
After, the bodies will be moved to separate burial locations.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
Archaeologists excavated the underground burial and found a secondary connecting structure.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burial
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Her attendance had been uncertain following her abrupt withdrawal from the funeral of the Duchess of Kent on Tuesday due to acute sinusitis.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Queen Camilla was on hand for the royal welcome after being absent from the Duchess of Kent's funeral on Tuesday due to illness.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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The 2,300-year-old tomb had two rooms — an entrance chamber and a burial chamber — originally connected with a double door, archaeologists said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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The animal was originally a zhènmùshòu, a monumental, fierce, lion-like tomb guardian from the Tang Dynasty, the authors speculate.—
Amy Woodyatt,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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Other officials, such as Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, Cabinet Secretaries and former Vice Presidents may have the flag flown at half-staff from the day of their death until their interment.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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From the day of death until the interment of an associate justice of the Supreme Court, a secretary of an executive or military department, a former vice president or the governor of a state.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The King went down bow first, disappearing into a 137-foot-deep grave.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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It's being reported that this demon who danced on Charlie Kirk's grave has been expelled from Texas Tech.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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And so, with no water left at the surface, major subduction zones would grind to a halt, preventing the entombment of carbon dioxide.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Help came in the form of a shy, 15-year-old named Justin Vannelli who, on the third day of her entombment, was picking up trash along the interstate.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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Stoughton man Camryn Guillaume was regularly dealing narcotics in a Randolph cemetery, police said.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
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In Florida, the Heritage Monitoring Scouts visit archaeological sites, including cemeteries, forts and mills, to record any impacts after extreme weather events.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Burial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burial. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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