as in burials
the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place
a respectful but nonreligious interment in a private cemetery
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Noun
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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 -
Graveyard workers declined to say how long ago the burials took place, or whether rituals were separate for each victim or held together for the group.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Since then, the 65-year-old has only made public appearances at family events, including his parents' funerals and, most recently, the funeral of Britain's Duchess of Kent, Katharine, in September.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Interments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interments. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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