as in burial
the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place
a respectful but nonreligious interment in a private cemetery
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An interment flag was also flown over the State House this week.
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
Following the funeral service, his remains are set to be taken to his hometown of Plains, Georgia for a private funeral service and interment Thursday night.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
Memorial service will be 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 3, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Hutchinson with interment at a later date in Oakland Cemetery in Hutchinson.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Services will be held Monday at Congregation Agudath Sholom in Stamford at 10 a.m. Shiva will be observed after the interment at Fleisher’s home, 73 Rockwood Lane, Greenwich.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 12 Jan. 2025
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
Following the funeral service, his remains are set to be taken to his hometown of Plains, Georgia for a private funeral service and interment Thursday night.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
Memorial service will be 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 3, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Hutchinson with interment at a later date in Oakland Cemetery in Hutchinson.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Services will be held Monday at Congregation Agudath Sholom in Stamford at 10 a.m. Shiva will be observed after the interment at Fleisher’s home, 73 Rockwood Lane, Greenwich.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Interment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interment. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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