as in caskets
a boxlike container for holding a dead body
coffins are said to be the preferred sleeping places of vampires
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Recent Examples of coffins
Jonathan Borge, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
The gold shipment In the final episodes, Choudhary orchestrates the transport of two tons of gold in 40 coffins, expecting the shipment to pass undetected through customs.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
They were given 45 minutes to get as many coffins into graves as possible.
—Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Officials stood quietly as Swiss police pallbearers carried the coffins through a line of firefighters and soldiers to an Italian air force C-130 cargo plane.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Regulators balked when devices containing plutonium-238 started turning up in crematoriums and coffins.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Dec. 2025
Unlike China’s ancient cliff coffins, many of the Sagada coffins were put into position in the last few centuries, with some burials continuing into the early 1900s before the practice declined under colonial and religious change.
—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2025
Mourners help carry the coffins of Bondi Beach victims Boris and Sofia Gurman in Sydney on Friday.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 20 Dec. 2025
Hanging coffins have historically been ascribed to the ancient Bo ethnic group, believed to have disappeared after the Ming Dynasty that ruled from 1368 to 1644 and leaving questions about its history.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Noun
There are monks and chainsaws and coffins and pops of yellow, and each costume makes Cumming howl in laughter.
—Jonathan Borge, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
The gold shipment In the final episodes, Choudhary orchestrates the transport of two tons of gold in 40 coffins, expecting the shipment to pass undetected through customs.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
They were given 45 minutes to get as many coffins into graves as possible.
—Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Officials stood quietly as Swiss police pallbearers carried the coffins through a line of firefighters and soldiers to an Italian air force C-130 cargo plane.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Regulators balked when devices containing plutonium-238 started turning up in crematoriums and coffins.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Dec. 2025
Unlike China’s ancient cliff coffins, many of the Sagada coffins were put into position in the last few centuries, with some burials continuing into the early 1900s before the practice declined under colonial and religious change.
—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2025
Mourners help carry the coffins of Bondi Beach victims Boris and Sofia Gurman in Sydney on Friday.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 20 Dec. 2025
Hanging coffins have historically been ascribed to the ancient Bo ethnic group, believed to have disappeared after the Ming Dynasty that ruled from 1368 to 1644 and leaving questions about its history.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coffins
Noun
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Current Oklahoma law requires anyone selling caskets to be a licensed funeral director operating out of a funeral home.—
Dale Denwalt,
Oklahoman,
6 Feb. 2026
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Hamas kidnapped 251 people during its surprise attack, with 85 returning in caskets.—
Jordana Miller,
ABC News,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The pyramids, the temples, the stunning gold jewelry found in royal tombs — all of these marvels depended on practical, everyday tools wielded by skilled hands.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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Devotees often visit their tombs to seek a miraculous intervention.—
Vanessa Corcoran,
The Conversation,
2 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Hang curtains wider and higher with enough fullness to achieve a designer look.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
19 Jan. 2026
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Are shower curtains a design staple of the past?—
Shivani Vyas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But Tan’s comment buries the lede.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The painter spends hours drawing sketches of the corpse, then chops up her body, arranges the pieces in a suitcase and buries it with the help of an old man sitting under a cypress tree.—
Amir Ahmadi Arian,
The Dial,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Coffins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coffins. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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