as in burial
a final resting place for a dead person
explored the historic graveyard and saw tombs that dated back two centuries
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as in to bury
to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea
Forest Lawn is where many of Tinseltown's immortals are tombed for all eternity
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Recent Examples of tomb
Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
The largest museum ever built dedicated to a single civilization, it is designed to accommodate more than 100,000 ancient artifacts, including the complete contents of Tutankhamun's tomb displayed together for the first time.
—Time Contributors, Time, 29 Apr. 2026
Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
Highlights include the Pyramid of Djoser or Step Pyramid—the world’s oldest pyramid—and the Mastaba of Ti tomb.
—Nada El Sawy, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2023
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Noun
Some audibly gasped and appeared in shock when it was announced that King Charles III and Queen Camilla would shortly be arriving to lay wreaths at the tomb.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
The largest museum ever built dedicated to a single civilization, it is designed to accommodate more than 100,000 ancient artifacts, including the complete contents of Tutankhamun's tomb displayed together for the first time.
—Time Contributors, Time, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
The bed resists public-facing things, hence its charge as a womb to tomb motif.
—Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
Highlights include the Pyramid of Djoser or Step Pyramid—the world’s oldest pyramid—and the Mastaba of Ti tomb.
—Nada El Sawy, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tomb
Noun
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Archaeologists recently studied the burial in what’s now New South Wales, Australia.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 May 2026
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The first Kampala patient traveled to Uganda via public transportation, died in a hospital and his body was then transported back across the border to DRC for burial.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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The text card at the close of the episode notes that between 1980 and 1988, more than 200,000 Iranians were killed during the war, while over 15,000 Iranian political prisoners were executed and buried in mass graves.—
Alissa Simon,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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Actor Billy Gardell, a Pittsburgh native, walks a new security guard through it all with the schedule buried at the end.—
Teresa M. Walker,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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But the standout discovery was the substances that accompanied her to her grave.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026
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Some graves discovered in the Guadalajara area contained a single body, some more than 40.—
Steve Fisher,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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Other dives have been conducted to inter the remains of Arizona survivors who wanted to rest eternally with their former shipmates.—
Jim Mustian,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Bianchi had been interred anonymously in a military cemetery in Hawaii.—
Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
1 May 2026
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After the Mass, there was a procession down Flint Street to the cemetery where a private burial service took place.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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The cemetery came under the care of Manatee County in 1988, according to the marker.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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The Enclave, Buick’s large, three-row crossover, has been redesigned for 2018, allowing the automaker to finally place its predecessor in a sepulchre and seal the entrance.—
Al Haas,
Philly.com,
28 June 2018
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The Garden Tomb, is believed by many to be the garden and sepulchre of Joseph of Arimathea, and therefore a possible site of the resurrection of Jesus.—
Joe Yudin,
Town & Country,
5 Oct. 2016
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“Tomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tomb. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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