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Recent Examples of rebury
Beginning Tuesday morning, the Prairie Island Indian Community held ceremonies to rebury the remains of 59 people and almost 500 sacred items.
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Melissa Olson, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
Members of the Descendant Community of Milwaukee County Grounds Cemeteries no longer expect to rebury the remains of 831 early Milwaukeeans this year.
—Claire Reid, jsonline.com, 26 Feb. 2025
The team decided to rebury the tracks with fine sand until a detailed excavation was possible.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
Climate change is altering the length of days on Earth, according to new research
The rivers are also reburying a considerable amount of mercury, leading the researchers to emphasize the importance of understanding both the erosion and reburial processes.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2024
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Melissa Olson, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
Members of the Descendant Community of Milwaukee County Grounds Cemeteries no longer expect to rebury the remains of 831 early Milwaukeeans this year.
—Claire Reid, jsonline.com, 26 Feb. 2025
The team decided to rebury the tracks with fine sand until a detailed excavation was possible.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
Climate change is altering the length of days on Earth, according to new research
The rivers are also reburying a considerable amount of mercury, leading the researchers to emphasize the importance of understanding both the erosion and reburial processes.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebury
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Ever since 2008, a group of residents here has been searching for a place to build a memorial and reinter the remains of African Americans whose nearby burial ground was taken over by municipal projects.—
Jane Margolies,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2022
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Reburials are delayed while the state has yet to distribute money necessary to fix the cemeteries and reinter them in new graves.—
Longreads,
Longreads,
9 Mar. 2022
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Floor-to-ceiling windows let in lots of natural light, the blackout curtains work well, and the beds are both supportive and plush.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 May 2026
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Wash curtains every three to six months to prevent dust, grime, and odors from building up.—
Shagun Khare,
The Spruce,
29 Apr. 2026
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Aromatic frangipani emanates in the air, while nipa palms cloak the resort’s eight villas and two larger complexes for bigger parties.—
Skyli Alvarez,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 May 2026
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Aaron left the hospital and drove to a local Walmart, entering the store with his formerly bare feet now cloaked in surgery booties, and purchased hedge trimmers big enough to snip down the branch.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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“Rebury.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebury. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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