as in burial
the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place
the entombing of the pharaohs in the pyramids must have been a magnificent sight
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as in burying
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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Noun
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The study team investigated 54 crouching burials that had previously been found at 11 archaeological sites.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025 -
The researchers concluded that many bodies were treated with prolonged smoke-drying over fire before burial, a practice the researchers believe is similar to mortuary traditions recorded among indigenous groups in Australia and the New Guinea Highlands.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Significantly diseased leaves should be raked and removed from the area and disposed of properly, such as by burying, burning where allowed, or hot composting, according to UW-Madison.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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In video footage of the tragedy obtained by ViralPress, Praphrom could be seen inspecting a collapsed road from a trench opening below, before soil and concrete fell and struck the back of his neck, pinning him to the ground and burying him.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Her attendance had been uncertain following her abrupt withdrawal from the funeral of the Duchess of Kent on Tuesday due to acute sinusitis.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Queen Camilla was on hand for the royal welcome after being absent from the Duchess of Kent's funeral on Tuesday due to illness.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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And so, with no water left at the surface, major subduction zones would grind to a halt, preventing the entombment of carbon dioxide.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Help came in the form of a shy, 15-year-old named Justin Vannelli who, on the third day of her entombment, was picking up trash along the interstate.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Entombing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entombing. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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