as in to put away
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Recent Examples of inurn
The proposal also would end burial eligibility for military retirees but still allow them to be inurned aboveground, according to a comparison of the new proposals and current rules on the cemetery’s website.
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Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2019
The proposal also would end burial eligibility for military retirees but still allow them to be inurned above ground, according to a comparison of the new proposals and current rules on the cemetery’s website.
—BostonGlobe.com, 26 Sep. 2019
They will be inurned with full military honors at an in-ground vault at a private cemetery in Manassas, Va.
—Michael E. Ruane, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2018
The cremains will be inurned with full military honors at an in-ground vault at a private cemetery in Manassas, the statement said.
—Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 30 May 2018
Virginia will be cremated and inurned in the columbarium at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC with her husband.
—Orlando Sentinel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 4 Feb. 2018
Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2019
The proposal also would end burial eligibility for military retirees but still allow them to be inurned above ground, according to a comparison of the new proposals and current rules on the cemetery’s website.
—BostonGlobe.com, 26 Sep. 2019
They will be inurned with full military honors at an in-ground vault at a private cemetery in Manassas, Va.
—Michael E. Ruane, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2018
The cremains will be inurned with full military honors at an in-ground vault at a private cemetery in Manassas, the statement said.
—Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 30 May 2018
Virginia will be cremated and inurned in the columbarium at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC with her husband.
—Orlando Sentinel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 4 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inurn
Verb
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Sam Bennett scored an empty net goal with three seconds remaining to put away the victory.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Explain how responsibility for personal items—a cup, a fork, a plate, or a lunchbox–only takes seconds to put away or clean properly.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2025
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The remains were interred at U.S. Military Cemetery Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, near Omaha Beach, and marked as X-159 St. Laurent.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2025
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When Willie Lincoln, the third son of President Lincoln, died at age 11 of typhoid fever, he was interred in a mausoleum in Oak Hill Cemetery.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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In the touring production presented by Broadway in Boston and inhumed at the Citizens Bank Opera House through May 14, the life we’re given gets all the bells and whistles, not to mention props and wisecracks.—
James Sullivan,
BostonGlobe.com,
4 May 2023
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Rather than inhume Bubbles and Freddy, Papdale students opted for a funeral at sea.—
Brigit Katz,
Smithsonian,
3 Mar. 2017
Verb
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The election of a pope can be interrupted, not stopped The pope's funeral will end when his wooden coffin is taken in procession from St. Peter's Basilica to the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, the church in Rome where he will be buried.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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But Pope Francis chose to be buried in Rome, at the Basilica of St. Mary Major — about 2.5 miles away.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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Kashmir was assigned special status—enshrined in Article 370—and afforded significant powers of self-rule.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Taylor carries the extra weight of being Jason Taylor’s son, with the expectations that come with having a father enshrined in Canton.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Inurn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inurn. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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