as in to bury
to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea
a number of Boston's historic notables are entombed in the Old Granary Burying Ground
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Recent Examples of entomb
Sunny had been missing for hours when someone realized he was entombed under a driveway.
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Mark Price
april 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Apr. 2026
While Soviet authorities entombed that plant in concrete, Tokyo decided on a very different approach — the Fukushima Dai-ichi facility would be entirely dismantled.
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Yusuke Maekawa,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
Even followers of British royalty can make a heritage visit to the final resting place of Princess Alice of Battenberg, grandmother of King Charles, who is entombed on Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives.
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Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
Two ancient wolf pups found entombed in Siberian permafrost more than a decade ago are revealing new stories, thanks to rich DNA clues preserved inside their bodies.
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Evan Bush,
NBC news,
14 Jan. 2026
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Mark Price
april 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Apr. 2026
While Soviet authorities entombed that plant in concrete, Tokyo decided on a very different approach — the Fukushima Dai-ichi facility would be entirely dismantled.
—
Yusuke Maekawa,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
Even followers of British royalty can make a heritage visit to the final resting place of Princess Alice of Battenberg, grandmother of King Charles, who is entombed on Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives.
—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
Two ancient wolf pups found entombed in Siberian permafrost more than a decade ago are revealing new stories, thanks to rich DNA clues preserved inside their bodies.
—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
14 Jan. 2026
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But instead of trying to make the turn, Diene laid the ball off for Baker, who buried a one-timer into the left side of the net.
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In addition, the group plans to bury a time capsule on July 4 in Philadelphia to be opened on America's 500th birthday in 2276.
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If not for the hole, Johnson may have remained in relative obscurity in Spring Grove, a graveyard where the city’s historical elite are interred next to people who never made it into the news.
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After his lie in state honor at the Idaho Capitol and a public funeral in May, Kempthorne was interred at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise.
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“Entomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entomb. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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