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The Coliseum catacombs even had its own particular disease.
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Leon Hale, Houston Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2026
His only book, Portraits in Life and Death (1976), juxtaposed photos of people in his circle and with images of ancient corpses in the Palermo catacombs.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
For his role as Erik, the disfigured organist who haunts the catacombs of the Paris opera house, Chaney underwent a dramatic — and painful — transformation that involved pulling back his nostrils with piano wire to create a skeletal look.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
For a darker experience in the City of Light, venture beneath Paris and explore its hundreds of miles of catacombs.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
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Leon Hale, Houston Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2026
His only book, Portraits in Life and Death (1976), juxtaposed photos of people in his circle and with images of ancient corpses in the Palermo catacombs.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
For his role as Erik, the disfigured organist who haunts the catacombs of the Paris opera house, Chaney underwent a dramatic — and painful — transformation that involved pulling back his nostrils with piano wire to create a skeletal look.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
For a darker experience in the City of Light, venture beneath Paris and explore its hundreds of miles of catacombs.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catacomb
Noun
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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
Noun
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If unauthorized access is detected, a ring of fire activates inside the vault, sealing the space and rapidly reducing oxygen levels.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
15 May 2026
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The architecture changes, the vault improves, the algorithm evolves, but the root assumption usually remains the same.—
Pravir Malik,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Lying in this crypt is Nathan Lane’s Willy Loman, a tragic humbug, his delusions contradicted by the ruins around him.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Only the crypt—the chapel beneath the church—had been partially completed.—
Alicja Zelazko,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Catacomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catacomb. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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