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Recent Examples of mummify
Hackman, 95, and Betsy Arakawa, 65, were found partially mummified in their Santa Fe, New Mexico home on Wednesday, February 26 by maintenance and security workers.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Save for a bit of hair and bile, the former shelter dog’s stomach was largely empty at the time she was found, partially mummified.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
The condition of the remains – decomposing and partially mummified – as well as new evidence from Hackman’s pacemaker, suggest the couple had been dead for several days, possibly weeks.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Betsy Arakawa found partially mummified, Gene Hackman was in separate room
Authorities found the actor in a mudroom near his cane, appearing to have fallen, while Arakawa was found in an open bathroom near a space heater, according to the warrant.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
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David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Save for a bit of hair and bile, the former shelter dog’s stomach was largely empty at the time she was found, partially mummified.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
The condition of the remains – decomposing and partially mummified – as well as new evidence from Hackman’s pacemaker, suggest the couple had been dead for several days, possibly weeks.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Betsy Arakawa found partially mummified, Gene Hackman was in separate room
Authorities found the actor in a mudroom near his cane, appearing to have fallen, while Arakawa was found in an open bathroom near a space heater, according to the warrant.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mummify
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If it is infected later, those plants produce diseased kernels that are shriveled and wilted.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
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Gas taxes are hiked to account for a shriveling base, but not every region within a state is equally left in the same internal combustion past.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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As airflow becomes restricted, the appliance must work harder to dry your clothes, resulting in longer drying times, higher energy bills, and unnecessary wear and tear.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 June 2025
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Do it early enough for leaves to dry by late afternoon.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2025
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For reasons no one can figure out, the corn crops begin to wilt and die, setting off panic.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
11 June 2025
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Sometimes only misting is needed to revive wilting grass.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 June 2025
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Personnel and educational policies that recognize the value of diversity and acknowledge past injustices are under withering assault.—
Kevin Sack,
Time,
3 June 2025
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The lawsuit included a withering 4,500-word letter Tomarken wrote to the Academy’s Board of Trustees that essentially said she was being blamed for the financial losses the Academy took in holding the Grammy Awards in New York that year, rather than its usual home base of Los Angeles.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
27 May 2025
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“Mummify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mummify. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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