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Recent Examples of urn
In October, Bratton took the urn containing Bonner’s ashes to the Tarrant County Commissioners Court to demand answers regarding her daughter’s death.
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Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2025
The votes are then treated like all the others, placed one by one on a plate that sits over an urn used to hold ballots and then tipped into the receptacle.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 7 May 2025
Experts working for Avon Archaeology Highland also found a Bronze Age cremation urn estimated to be 3,500 years old, along with flint tools and quern stones, which were used to grind grains.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
According to Clark, three dozen temporary urns were found inside the home, with some empty.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2025
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Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2025
The votes are then treated like all the others, placed one by one on a plate that sits over an urn used to hold ballots and then tipped into the receptacle.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 7 May 2025
Experts working for Avon Archaeology Highland also found a Bronze Age cremation urn estimated to be 3,500 years old, along with flint tools and quern stones, which were used to grind grains.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
According to Clark, three dozen temporary urns were found inside the home, with some empty.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urn
Noun
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But the final nail in the coffin of the film’s watchability is how much effort the octogenarian star actually puts into the role.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
4 June 2025
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New York scored six times in the eighth, with Brandon Nimmo’s two-run homer feeling like a nail in the coffin.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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 an apse, near the site of the sarcophagus, is a sparkling mosaic of Jesus in reddish and gold robes sitting atop the orb of the world.—
Elizabeth Dias,
New York Times,
8 May 2025
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The basilica was built over a white marble sarcophagus that, for some 2,000 years, has been believed to be the tomb of St. Paul. Charles' visit will happen during the Papal Jubilee, a year of forgiveness and reconciliation that is celebrated by the Catholic Church every 25 years.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
18 Mar. 2025
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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In the past, the pope's body would be displayed on an elevated frame known as a bier.—
Alec Schemmel,
FOXNews.com,
21 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
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“Urn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urn. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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