as in burying
to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea
there were so many dead that it was impossible to inhume them all promptly
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Carlsson concluded an odd-man rush by burying a beautiful backhand.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026 -
The mower was burying itself under shrubs and smashing into 6-inch-tall+ (15-cm+) stone walls.—
Joe Salas
April 25,
New Atlas,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Inhuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhuming. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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