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Recent Examples of urn
In a Raleigh bedroom design, Ross styled the nightstand with vintage books, a match striker, a ceramic urn, and oversized beads.
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Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 3 Mar. 2026
Has anyone told him about the Spotify urn?
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Spotify has created a playlist generator to help curate users’ eternal soundtrack, and those who purchase the urn can sync the playlist directly to it.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
The episode ends with John flying to Los Angeles with the dog's ashes in an urn.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026
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Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 3 Mar. 2026
Has anyone told him about the Spotify urn?
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Spotify has created a playlist generator to help curate users’ eternal soundtrack, and those who purchase the urn can sync the playlist directly to it.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
The episode ends with John flying to Los Angeles with the dog's ashes in an urn.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urn
Noun
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But the nail in the coffin for her family was the bike course, which her niece was most excited for.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
30 Mar. 2026
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Some coffins had multiple occupants, while others contained only a head or nothing at all.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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An ambulance and two fire trucks — one with the casket inside — followed with limousines and family members’ cars close behind.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Within the casket was a dog, an old slipper folded in its paws.—
Jennie Key,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Plot details are being kept in the sarcophagus at this stage.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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There, layers of light green cloth cover a stone sarcophagus.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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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Inside the 16th-century basilica, his casket won't be put on an elevated bier—as was the case with past popes—but will just be placed on the main alta, simply facing the pews.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Christians recognize Good Friday as the day Jesus Christ was crucified, died and was buried in a tomb.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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It is believed that early Christians adapted this idea, viewing the egg as a symbol of Jesus' resurrection and the empty shell as a symbol for the empty tomb.—
Catherine Messier,
The Providence Journal,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Urn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urn. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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