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as in coffins
a boxlike container for holding a dead body
bought a beautiful casket when her grandmother died
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as in bins
a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things
a small casket of jewels
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Recent Examples of caskets
Light rain fell as ambulances lined up outside the cemetery and began unloading dozens of plain wooden caskets.
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Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026
Light rain fell as ambulances lined up outside the cemetery and began unloading dozens of plain wooden caskets.
—Abdul Qahar Afghan, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
When those caskets came off that plane?
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Mar. 2026
Their caskets will be draped with American flags as they're moved by an honor guard from the aircraft used to bring them home.
—Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 6 Mar. 2026
The American flag, first recognized by Congress in 1777, represents the nation in all sorts of ways — in battle, in parades, at ballgames, at the Olympics and even on caskets — and has evolved over the years.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Current Oklahoma law requires anyone selling caskets to be a licensed funeral director operating out of a funeral home.
—Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 6 Feb. 2026
Hamas kidnapped 251 people during its surprise attack, with 85 returning in caskets.
—Jordana Miller, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2026
As for how the coffins were placed, archeological evidence suggests that some caskets were slotted into natural or carved niches in the rock face, while others were placed on wooden beams that had been driven into cliff faces for support.
—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2025
Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026
Light rain fell as ambulances lined up outside the cemetery and began unloading dozens of plain wooden caskets.
—Abdul Qahar Afghan, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
When those caskets came off that plane?
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Mar. 2026
Their caskets will be draped with American flags as they're moved by an honor guard from the aircraft used to bring them home.
—Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 6 Mar. 2026
The American flag, first recognized by Congress in 1777, represents the nation in all sorts of ways — in battle, in parades, at ballgames, at the Olympics and even on caskets — and has evolved over the years.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Current Oklahoma law requires anyone selling caskets to be a licensed funeral director operating out of a funeral home.
—Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 6 Feb. 2026
Hamas kidnapped 251 people during its surprise attack, with 85 returning in caskets.
—Jordana Miller, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2026
As for how the coffins were placed, archeological evidence suggests that some caskets were slotted into natural or carved niches in the rock face, while others were placed on wooden beams that had been driven into cliff faces for support.
—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caskets
Noun
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The bodies, along with that of his six-month pregnant daughter-in-law, arrived in wooden coffins on a bus from Lebanon, their names scribbled on the sides.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Some coffins had multiple occupants, while others contained only a head or nothing at all.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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Passengers will be limited to two portable chargers, which cannot be stored in overhead bins.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Portable chargers -- which contain lithium-ion batteries intended to charge personal electronic devices -- may not be stored in overhead bins and cannot be recharged during the flight, the airline said.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Since its founding in 1838, Green-Wood Cemetery’s permanent residents have lain among the hills of Brooklyn, their tranquility guarded by elaborate statuary, venerable trees, and sumptuous tombs.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
14 Apr. 2026
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Its above-ground tombs tell centuries of stories and offer a striking visual unlike any other American burial ground.—
Lauren Schuster,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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People drove up and opened trunks to reveal boxes and shopping bags full of ancient yellowed papers.—
Mary Norris,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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This special set includes two chirashi boxes, a bouquet of flowers and a bottle of Laurent-Perrier champagne.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Padres players arrived in the visitor’s clubhouse at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú on Saturday to find brown T-shirts hanging in their lockers.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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The roughly thirty-pound latex belly that Harbour wore to give Floyd extra heft is on full display in the show’s final episode, when Floyd and Clark strip down to their boxer briefs and dance by the pool lockers in a kind of tête-à-tête disco.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Tropical trees including your mamey likely had their limbs and trunks totally frozen.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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The bronze figure of Rocky Balboa — arms raised in victory, clad in boxing trunks and boots — has become a point of pilgrimage for people around the world.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Think chests that offer both storage solutions and décor, a writing desk that can be used in various spaces like in a bedroom as a night table, in a living room nook, or in an office.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
24 Apr. 2026
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At the packed opening, a huge screen showed Abramović’s video work, Tito’s Funeral (2025), broadcasting women beating their chests in a near trance-like state, drawing on ritualised forms of communal mourning.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Caskets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caskets. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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