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Recent Examples of urn
When her fight-or-flight instincts kick in, Alex quite rightly beats the daylights out of him with a silver coffee urn.
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2025
The antique-esque finish of these urns is realistic enough to make guests do a double take, and ask: Is this vintage?
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Mar. 2025
Honorary urn bearers were the Hutchinson Fire Department.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
The time capsules in the urns won’t be opened until 2044.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2025
The antique-esque finish of these urns is realistic enough to make guests do a double take, and ask: Is this vintage?
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Mar. 2025
Honorary urn bearers were the Hutchinson Fire Department.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
The time capsules in the urns won’t be opened until 2044.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urn
Noun
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On Thursday morning, the volunteers stacked coffins 10 layers deep outside the State Department headquarters to protest funding cuts to the global program known as PEPFAR, or the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.—
Orion Rummler,
Them.,
18 Apr. 2025
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While all of the men who had been carrying the coffin faced injuries, the son of Aviles reportedly faced the worst injuries and was knocked out.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The detective is at a cemetery, where the police are exhuming a casket.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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The casket was closed and could easily have been empty.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
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Think outside the box, or rather, the sarcophagus, and take your crush to the closest museum to sniff the mummies.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Orlok’s full reveal comes when Ellen’s (Lily-Rose Depp) husband Thomas (Nicholas Hoult) heads to the crypt and finds the sarcophagus.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The German microbrewery/restaurant has installed new TVs in its bier hall and at the bar for your viewing pleasure.—
Sam Allard,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Senate may well have all been murdered on Lucilla’s weird, theater-y funeral bier.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
22 Nov. 2024
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Related article Clashes erupt in western India as Hindu groups demand demolition of Mughal ruler’s tomb Modi’s BJP denies using the Mughal emperor’s name to defame India’s Muslims.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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See inside In Linfen, China, archaeologists uncovered a Yuan Dynasty tomb with a domed ceiling adorned with murals.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Urn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urn. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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