as in to tomb
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Recent Examples of coffin
Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
Over a year after their podcast Plan Bri Uncut ended, LaPaglia blames Call Her Daddy’s founding father, Alex Cooper, for the nail in the coffin for her friendship with O’Malley.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026
The nail in the coffin was the Pre-Raphaelites.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
According to the homeowner, the museum found evidence the person could have been in a coffin and potentially colonial because of their positioning and fragments of wood and nails found at the site.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
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Noun
On the other hand, this puts the nail in the coffin for the Truman Sports Complex, as both the Royals and Chiefs will have new homes in the near future.
—Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
Over a year after their podcast Plan Bri Uncut ended, LaPaglia blames Call Her Daddy’s founding father, Alex Cooper, for the nail in the coffin for her friendship with O’Malley.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026
The nail in the coffin was the Pre-Raphaelites.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
According to the homeowner, the museum found evidence the person could have been in a coffin and potentially colonial because of their positioning and fragments of wood and nails found at the site.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coffin
Noun
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This includes the importance of gestures such as going to retrieve from the family casket a pin that reproduces the British and American flags together, as well as those that actually fly on the streets of Washington.—
Giorgia Olivieri,
Vanity Fair,
28 Apr. 2026
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The pattern holds across every region of the country, where actual casket burial rates closely match stated first-choice rates, while cremation rates far exceed them.—
Tanya D. Marsh,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The bed resists public-facing things, hence its charge as a womb to tomb motif.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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Highlights include the Pyramid of Djoser or Step Pyramid—the world’s oldest pyramid—and the Mastaba of Ti tomb.—
Nada El Sawy,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Nov. 2023
Verb
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The houses, deemed radioactive, had been levelled and buried, along with the apple orchard.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Glen Powell had to face his fears about the face of Hulu’s Chad Powers as co-creator, executive producer and star, even if that face typically is literally buried under layers of prosthetics.—
Scott Huver,
Deadline,
25 Apr. 2026
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But a mummy entombed in an Egyptian necropolis takes that sentiment to the extreme.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
23 Apr. 2026
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Sunny had been missing for hours when someone realized he was entombed under a driveway.—
Mark Price
April 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Apr. 2026
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Tupper appears to have been buried inside the fort because an approaching hurricane prevented transport to the post cemetery, where others were typically interred.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Also interred there are her parents, King George VI, who died in 1952, and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, who died in 2002, as well as her sister, Princess Margaret, who also died in 2002.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Prior to his death, Philip specified his funeral plans and laid out the arrangements, from the music to the custom Land Rover hearse.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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This can also include autos such as ambulances, work trucks, hearses, etc.—
Block Advisors Contributor,
Forbes.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Coffin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coffin. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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