charnels

variants also charnel houses
plural of charnel

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for charnels
Noun
  • The ancient tombs, along with the area’s previous finds, suggest this part of Manduria served as a structured cemetery-like space in ancient times.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Before the most recent excavation, archaeologists had found 17 of these tombs.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • One of the items is the replacement of electrical vaults that were damaged by Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
  • NordPass and Proton Pass deliver attractive apps that are largely uniform in appearance with similar features and functions for browser extensions, mobile, and web vaults.
    Kim Key, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The content drew attention to the country’s inequality by contrasting the lives of the children of the country’s elite – with designer clothing and foreign vacations – with images of Nepali migrant workers returning home in coffins from dangerous jobs abroad.
    Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The Ferryman crams the Warren home with upright coffins filled with his former victims.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Charnels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charnels. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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