as in burial
the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place
a respectful but nonreligious interment in a private cemetery
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Recent Examples of interment
Handlers in white gloves carried memorial vessels containing the skulls for interment.
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Alina Selyukh, NPR, 31 May 2025
Francis will be the first pope in more than three centuries to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore, with the interment taking place away from the public eye.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
The mayor has ordered the city flag to be lowered on Monday, starting at 8 a.m. through 8 a.m. the day after his interment, which has not been publicly announced.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 12 May 2025
On Sunday, following Francis’ interment, U.S. flags can again rise to full-staff, unless Trump issues a new order.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2025
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Alina Selyukh, NPR, 31 May 2025
Francis will be the first pope in more than three centuries to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore, with the interment taking place away from the public eye.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
The mayor has ordered the city flag to be lowered on Monday, starting at 8 a.m. through 8 a.m. the day after his interment, which has not been publicly announced.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 12 May 2025
On Sunday, following Francis’ interment, U.S. flags can again rise to full-staff, unless Trump issues a new order.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interment
Noun
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Further isotopic analysis may shed light on his lifestyle and diet, along with any other possible links to other burials.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
21 July 2025
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Dixon is still in Pennsylvania, but her family wants to bring her home for a funeral and burial.—
Bella Waters,
Kansas City Star,
10 July 2025
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At Jacqueline Follet’s funeral, the fractured fellowship reunites.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
28 July 2025
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Facsimiles of these items, fashioned from bamboo frames and colored paper, can be found at Taiwanese funerals and ceremonies honoring the dead.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
28 July 2025
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“Interment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interment. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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