1
as in to inter
to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea
he died on Tuesday and was buried on Friday
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2
as in to conceal
to put into a hiding place
buried his face in his hands as his wife recounted the embarrassing incident
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3
as in to overcome
to defeat by a large margin
if we don't work harder, the other softball team will bury us
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Recent Examples of bury
Then, 3:38 later, Rossi, remaining on the fourth line despite being the Wild’s second-leading scorer in the regular season, buried his first career playoff goal from the slot off passes from Trenin and Brazeau.
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Michael Russo, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Popes are usually buried within Vatican City, beneath St. Peter’s Basilica.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
We’re often still left burying our gays — or rooting for ships like Hacks’ Avorah — that will never happen.
—Ana Osorno, Them., 25 Apr. 2025
Those who have not yet been targeted bury their heads in the sand, pretending that not looking is the same as not being seen.
—Kenneth Obel, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
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Michael Russo, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Popes are usually buried within Vatican City, beneath St. Peter’s Basilica.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
We’re often still left burying our gays — or rooting for ships like Hacks’ Avorah — that will never happen.
—Ana Osorno, Them., 25 Apr. 2025
Those who have not yet been targeted bury their heads in the sand, pretending that not looking is the same as not being seen.
—Kenneth Obel, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bury
Verb
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The remains were interred at U.S. Military Cemetery Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, near Omaha Beach, and marked as X-159 St. Laurent.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2025
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When Willie Lincoln, the third son of President Lincoln, died at age 11 of typhoid fever, he was interred in a mausoleum in Oak Hill Cemetery.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Seiders, 44, is charged with felony child pornography possession, misdemeanor annoying a child under 18, concealing a camera with intent to invade privacy and attempting to conceal a camera.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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Spectators got wind of the sensible footwear concealed by the Fiesta finery and began demanding to see the shoes.—
Jill Robbins,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Trailing 0-2, the Heat now faces a series deficit that not many NBA teams have overcome.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2025
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Not without its controversy, like life, the show has tried to demonstrate that family can overcome anything with love, laughter, and conversation.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
24 Apr. 2025
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Liv is forced to break up with her human fiancé, Major (Robert Buckley) to avoid infecting him, and becomes estranged from her best friend and roommate Peyton (Aly Michalka), hiding her new zombie nature from both.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2025
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Unfortunately, the cause of the odor is often hidden.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Iredale quickly fielded the ball and threw to second base.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
23 Apr. 2025
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The first pitch Sánchez threw registered at 93.7 mph, something of a red flag considering his sinker has sat at 96 mph all season.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Golden State won the regular-season series 3-2, but the Rockets smothered Curry and the Warriors 106-96 in the last matchup of the season.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
21 Apr. 2025
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The English side came close to equalising either side of half-time when first Alessia Russo headed a Katie McCabe free kick against the crossbar before the break, and then after it, Caitlin Foord had a shot smothered by Lyon goalkeeper Christiane Endler.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Within hours of Hamas’s attack, on October 7th, 2023, Israel began bombing Gaza.—
Colin Jones,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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New York’s No. 1 romantic love bombs his new squeeze with grocery deliveries and an in-home masseuse visit, and Kate watches from the street as a pants-less Bronte runs out to tip the masseuse, who assures her that Joe Goldberg covered it all.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Casualties could soar into the hundreds of thousands, and whole cities could be flattened.—
Colin Jones,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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Fatigue flattened the Astros and played a large part in their wild-card flameout.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Bury.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bury. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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