as in buried
to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea
the soldier was interred with great honors at Arlington National Cemetery
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Recent Examples of interred
Tupper appears to have been buried inside the fort because an approaching hurricane prevented transport to the post cemetery, where others were typically interred.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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
Two years after her husband died, Celina Gonzalez had his remains interred in a San Diego cemetery.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The annual event, held at the Memorial to the Six Million, also marked the site's 61st observance—a space considered sacred by many, where human ashes from Dachau and other Holocaust artifacts are interred.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
The campaign hit its $50,000 goal on April 5, which means Perrine will be buried and interred at Forest Lawn in Southern California.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026
Well, a 121-year-old article in The Cincinnati Enquirer said at least one was interred there.
—Jennie Key, Cincinnati Enquirer, 31 Mar. 2026
In forensic anthropology, this conclusion typically follows analysis of bone condition, degradation and other physical markers that help specialists estimate how long remains have been interred or stored.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
Later, the victims’ ashes were interred in a modest columbarium that the priest had built in a Catholic cemetery.
—Sheila Coronel, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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
Two years after her husband died, Celina Gonzalez had his remains interred in a San Diego cemetery.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The annual event, held at the Memorial to the Six Million, also marked the site's 61st observance—a space considered sacred by many, where human ashes from Dachau and other Holocaust artifacts are interred.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
The campaign hit its $50,000 goal on April 5, which means Perrine will be buried and interred at Forest Lawn in Southern California.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026
Well, a 121-year-old article in The Cincinnati Enquirer said at least one was interred there.
—Jennie Key, Cincinnati Enquirer, 31 Mar. 2026
In forensic anthropology, this conclusion typically follows analysis of bone condition, degradation and other physical markers that help specialists estimate how long remains have been interred or stored.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
Later, the victims’ ashes were interred in a modest columbarium that the priest had built in a Catholic cemetery.
—Sheila Coronel, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interred
buried
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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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This idea that just sitting with your face buried in your phone when you’re supposed to be in a social setting—that’s lame, right?—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Interred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interred. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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