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Recent Examples of urn
Since then, the mom says Harlee often asks for the urn.
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Jordan Greene, People.com, 13 May 2025
The site also contains a 3,500-year-old Bronze Age cremation urn, quern stones, flint tools, as well as the remnants of at least 25 surrounding Neolithic wooden buildings.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 24 Apr. 2025
In October, Bratton took the urn containing Bonner’s ashes to the Tarrant County Commissioners Court to demand answers regarding her daughter’s death.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2025
The votes are then treated like all the others, placed one by one on a plate that sits over an urn used to hold ballots and then tipped into the receptacle.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 7 May 2025
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Jordan Greene, People.com, 13 May 2025
The site also contains a 3,500-year-old Bronze Age cremation urn, quern stones, flint tools, as well as the remnants of at least 25 surrounding Neolithic wooden buildings.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 24 Apr. 2025
In October, Bratton took the urn containing Bonner’s ashes to the Tarrant County Commissioners Court to demand answers regarding her daughter’s death.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2025
The votes are then treated like all the others, placed one by one on a plate that sits over an urn used to hold ballots and then tipped into the receptacle.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urn
Noun
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But the final nail in the coffin of the film’s watchability is how much effort the octogenarian star actually puts into the role.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
4 June 2025
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New York scored six times in the eighth, with Brandon Nimmo’s two-run homer feeling like a nail in the coffin.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Once the casket was resealed, it was carried through the streets with visitors following the procession.—
Nick Butler,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2025
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And the county isn’t pre-selling casket spaces right now since there are so few left; that won’t change until the public cemetery in Anaheim Hills opens.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
24 May 2025
Noun
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Given the sarcophagus’ theme and the notable diversity of ancient Caesarea, which was home to Jews and Christians alike, the family was probably pagan.—
Aurora Martínez,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 June 2025
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Photos show what the corridor looks like while walking through and what the rectangular chamber looks like from above. Inside the burial chamber, archaeologists found one larger sarcophagus filled with animal bones and five stone coffins, the ministry said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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While lying in state, the coffin was placed not on an elevated bier, but facing the pews.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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In the past, the pope's body would be displayed on an elevated frame known as a bier.—
Alec Schemmel,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In February, archaeologists revealed the lost tomb of Thutmose II, a pharaoh who ruled during the 15th century B.C.E.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 May 2025
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Baki’s tomb had a long, hall-like courtyard, with a second courtyard leading to the entrance of the tomb.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
27 May 2025
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“Urn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urn. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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