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as in funeral
the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place
the children wanted to give the dead bird a proper burial in the backyard
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as in tomb
a final resting place for a dead person
archaeologically significant artifacts, such as stone tools, have been discovered in Neanderthal burials
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Recent Examples of burial
This man’s remains, however, were unusually well-preserved in their burial container, and the scientists were able to extract DNA from one of the skeleton’s teeth.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 2 July 2025
Donations poured in to give the infant a proper burial, and officials said 150 people came to her funeral.
—Mike Stunson
july 14, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2025
Why has Chaco yielded so few cooking hearths, trash heaps, and burial sites—the typical signs of life left by a busy settlement?
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025
At Kariuki’s burial in Githunguri, Murang’a County, his body arrived in a white coffin draped with a Kenyan flag and a photo showing the moment he was shot was placed next to it.
—Nicholas Komu, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 2 July 2025
Donations poured in to give the infant a proper burial, and officials said 150 people came to her funeral.
—Mike Stunson
july 14, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2025
Why has Chaco yielded so few cooking hearths, trash heaps, and burial sites—the typical signs of life left by a busy settlement?
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025
At Kariuki’s burial in Githunguri, Murang’a County, his body arrived in a white coffin draped with a Kenyan flag and a photo showing the moment he was shot was placed next to it.
—Nicholas Komu, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burial
Noun
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Donations poured in to give the infant a proper burial, and officials said 150 people came to her funeral.—
Mike Stunson
July 14,
Kansas City Star,
14 July 2025
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Vásquez Lasso was remembered by friends and family at his funeral as a loyal friend and confidant.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
Noun
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For centuries, this fungus was feared as a silent killer lurking in ancient tombs, responsible for mysterious deaths and the legend of the pharaoh’s curse.—
Justin Stebbing,
JSTOR Daily,
24 July 2025
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Firemen in their command center calm the fears of the locals who call in, law enforcement tracks down tomb robbers, while in the port of Torre Annunziata, Syrian tankers unload Ukrainian grain.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
22 July 2025
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From the date of death until interment for the governor of a state, territory or possession.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
9 July 2025
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No public visitation is planned; interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Stillwater.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
25 June 2025
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Their descendants will place U.S. Lighthouse Service badge grave markers on their tombstones, the first time their graves will receive this special medal.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
14 July 2025
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New York city records reportedly show that Cortez died on May 31, 2022 at his home in the Bronx and that he is buried in a potter’s field off the coast of the borough, where more than one million bodies are buried in unmarked graves.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
11 July 2025
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However, probably my favorite place to stay is in Recoleta, home to the imposing cemetery where Eva Peron is buried.—
Liza B. Zimmerman,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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And hundreds, if not thousands, of jack-o-lanterns in all sizes and colors, a zoo of skeleton animals (even octopus), cutesy yard signs, gigantic inflatables and enough grave stones to fill a cemetery.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 July 2025
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“Burial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burial. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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