as in graves
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 inters
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 tombs
Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Before the most recent excavation, archaeologists had found 17 of these tombs.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Roskilde’s stately cathedral stands solemn and proud—its royal tombs steeped in centuries of candlelit reverence—while chalk-white Møns Klint plunges into the deep Baltic blue, where fossil hunters comb the shore and peregrine falcons wheel overhead.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
The ancient tombs, along with the area’s previous finds, suggest this part of Manduria served as a structured cemetery-like space in ancient times.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Before the most recent excavation, archaeologists had found 17 of these tombs.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Roskilde’s stately cathedral stands solemn and proud—its royal tombs steeped in centuries of candlelit reverence—while chalk-white Møns Klint plunges into the deep Baltic blue, where fossil hunters comb the shore and peregrine falcons wheel overhead.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tombs
Noun
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Archaeologists soon swooped in, and immediately noticed Stone Age graves exposed along the quarry’s walls.—
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
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Tyler is visiting the graves of his parents when Capri interrupts.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Study scope and main findings The researchers examined dozens of pre-Neolithic burials in which skeletons were placed in tightly crouched or squatting positions and, in many cases, showed patches of burning.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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It is believed that ancient looters perforated the walls to get into nearby burials.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Perhaps even worse is the horrifying relatability, as the bereaved father ignores the warnings and buries his dead child in an ancient burial ground.—
James Grebey,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Wednesday sets out to stop Isaac from doing the same to Pugsley, but in the process, Isaac captures Thing (Victor Dorobantu) — revealing that Thing was originally his hand, which Morticia had chopped off — and buries Wednesday alive.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In Florida, the Heritage Monitoring Scouts visit archaeological sites, including cemeteries, forts and mills, to record any impacts after extreme weather events.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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But there’s a lot more to visit there than just battlefields and cemeteries.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Tombs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tombs. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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