as in tombs
an underground burial chamber
the old church's crypt is the final resting place for the president and his beloved wife
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Recent Examples of crypts
Roughly 400 are interred in crypts, about 300 in niches, and approximately 15,000 in traditional burial plots.
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Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The film includes scenes shot in memorial sites and underground crypts, still home to victims’ remains, spaces that pushed Rolland to navigate the line between the character and herself as a Rwandan woman.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 12 Dec. 2025
After meeting me at the airport, my guide, Timur Madaminov, brought me to the Mizdaqhan necropolis, a collection of crypts and mausoleums stacked on a hillside like adobe building blocks.
—Michael Snyder, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Aug. 2025
Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The film includes scenes shot in memorial sites and underground crypts, still home to victims’ remains, spaces that pushed Rolland to navigate the line between the character and herself as a Rwandan woman.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 12 Dec. 2025
After meeting me at the airport, my guide, Timur Madaminov, brought me to the Mizdaqhan necropolis, a collection of crypts and mausoleums stacked on a hillside like adobe building blocks.
—Michael Snyder, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crypts
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
Noun
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For premium cheeses, cheese vaults are a specialized option.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
6 Feb. 2026
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Finally, back in the vaults, Steph (Annabel O'Hagan) has been exposed to the rest of the vault dwellers as a relic of the pre-war times (and from Canada, no less).—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Feb. 2026
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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
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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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Throughout the two-month stretch, authorities responded to Mount Moriah multiple times in regards to a string of burglarized graves and mausoleums.—
David Matthews,
Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Gerlach is accused of breaking into vaults and mausoleums as early as November.—
Joe Holden,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Crypts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crypts. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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