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Recent Examples of coffin
James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
According to The Telegraph and The Sun, William and Starmer together paid respects at the Pope’s coffin in the center of the basilica before the funeral.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
The discovery included a wooden coffin and several burials, dating back to when the building served as a convent and hospital.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
The twins died a month before their 20th birthdays
The brothers were laid to rest on March 28, in matching coffins at a cemetery in suburban Atlanta.
—Javon Huynh, CNN Money, 23 May 2025
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Noun
Hendrickson might still remain with the Bengals, but his comments could be the proverbial nail in the coffin between him and the team.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
According to The Telegraph and The Sun, William and Starmer together paid respects at the Pope’s coffin in the center of the basilica before the funeral.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
The discovery included a wooden coffin and several burials, dating back to when the building served as a convent and hospital.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
The twins died a month before their 20th birthdays
The brothers were laid to rest on March 28, in matching coffins at a cemetery in suburban Atlanta.
—Javon Huynh, CNN Money, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coffin
Noun
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At his funeral in Guatemala, his sister draped herself over his casket, weeping.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2025
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Standing a few feet from the casket, Genevieve wept and placed her hands on her face, appearing to be emotionally moved, the newspaper added.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
25 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
Verb
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The authority said its preliminary assessment is that three excavators and six trucks were buried by the landslide.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Video of the mudslide shows large mounds of debris racing down the mountain before burying the village of Batten.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
29 May 2025
Verb
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Today, the base lies entombed beneath at least 100 feet of ice.—
Isabel van Brugen
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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Following the service, Francis’ coffin was transported in the white popemobile over the River Tiber to be entombed in Rome’s Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The pontiff was interred at the basilica on Saturday, after his wooden coffin was driven through the streets of Rome on the popemobile, passing the Colosseum and thousands of mourners on its way.—
Rosa Rahimi,
CNN Money,
27 Apr. 2025
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Many of history’s earliest pharaohs also chose to be interred there inside a sprawling royal necropolis near Anubis Mountain.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Police vans and hearses were among the only available vehicles large enough to transport someone lying down.—
Lillian Ali,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 May 2025
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Decorated hearses ferry visitors past the Mercer Williams House Museum, where an antiques dealer shot his lover and inspired the book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.—
John von Sothen,
airmail.news,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Coffin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coffin. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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