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Recent Examples of embalmer
Büchi approaches classical music not like an embalmer with a corpse but as a surgeon with a patient, taking a scalpel to the vestigial organs.
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Walden Green, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026
Walden Green, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embalmer
undertaker
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Initially treated as a death by natural causes, the case was later ruled a homicide after an undertaker noticed a knife wound on the back of her neck.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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What started with a desperate call to the town undertaker evolved into teens spending hours dialing 867-5309 and asking for Jenny, in accordance with the popular '80s song--an unfortunate coincidence for anyone who had the number.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Embalmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embalmer. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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