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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
The discovery quickly turned a historic burial site into one of the most significant pollinator habitats ever documented.
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Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
State law specifically prohibits the taking, appropriation, excavation, destructioor alteration of burial sites.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Defendants found responsible for desecrating burial sites can face fines of $10,000 per offense.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
Most recite the mourner’s prayer on the date of the child’s burial as well as on Yizkor, the special memorial prayer for the departed recited in the synagogue four times a year.
—Stewart Ain, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
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Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
State law specifically prohibits the taking, appropriation, excavation, destructioor alteration of burial sites.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Defendants found responsible for desecrating burial sites can face fines of $10,000 per offense.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
Most recite the mourner’s prayer on the date of the child’s burial as well as on Yizkor, the special memorial prayer for the departed recited in the synagogue four times a year.
—Stewart Ain, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burial
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There was only a very small private funeral at a Catholic church, mourners separated safe distance from each other in the pews.—
Greg Cote
April 28,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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Shadow Daughter opens on the day of Brown’s mother’s funeral, when the author is in Hawaii hiking with her family, having resolved not to attend.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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Some audibly gasped and appeared in shock when it was announced that King Charles III and Queen Camilla would shortly be arriving to lay wreaths at the tomb.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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But in a break with recent precedent, the MOD said no military hardware will roll past Lenin’s tomb this year.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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The date of Klinner's interment has not yet been announced.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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His death certificate, obtained by TMZ, did not elaborate on plans for Carradine’s interment, and the family has requested privacy to grieve.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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The tune is jaunty, but this is the kind of patter that, in Wilson’s work, floats above a grave.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Apr. 2026
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For audiences expecting a cradle-to-grave reckoning, that cutoff can feel abrupt.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2026
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The snow eventually hardens like a concrete entombment.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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City and county governments set local rules covering burials, inurnments, entombments and the upkeep of cemeteries, mausoleums and columbariums, according to state law.—
Angela Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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These later burials are called row-grave cemeteries because the graves were perfectly parallel to one another.—
Emma Gometz,
Scientific American,
29 Apr. 2026
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On Monday, Nickman and another local were clearing debris and mowing the city’s only cemetery, Eternal Oaks.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Apr. 2026
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Eaton wildfire survivors’ anger about Southern California Edison’s burying of electric wires in Altadena boiled over Tuesday with residents calling on government officials to temporarily halt the work.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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According to Purina, a common quirky habit many dog owners notice is food-burying.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Dec. 2025
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“Burial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burial. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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