as in reinterment
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Biggs played a leading role in the creation of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery, assisting with the reburial of more than 3,000 bodies.
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Kellie B. Gormly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Feb. 2024
In 1961, the bodies were exhumed and sent to mainland Europe for reburial.
—Rebecca Panovka, Harper's Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
Unlike the excavation the previous day, the reburial was a major family affair.
—Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
Dexter Wade was exhumed from a grave that bore only a number, for a formal funeral and reburial.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2023
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Kellie B. Gormly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Feb. 2024
In 1961, the bodies were exhumed and sent to mainland Europe for reburial.
—Rebecca Panovka, Harper's Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
Unlike the excavation the previous day, the reburial was a major family affair.
—Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
Dexter Wade was exhumed from a grave that bore only a number, for a formal funeral and reburial.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2023
See All Example Sentences for reburial
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“Reburial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reburial. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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