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Definition of interringnext
as in burial
the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place fittingly, the interring took place on a gloomy, rainy day

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interring

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verb

present participle of inter
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Noun
  • Agencies assist in investigation Lufkin PD and Colonial Mortuary, which had provided the burial, assisted in the investigation, authorities said.
    Doug Myers, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Researchers recently identified food DNA on the Shroud of Turin — a finding that suggests the burial cloth believed to have wrapped Jesus Christ may have been contaminated over time.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • 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
Noun
  • There was only a very small private funeral at a Catholic church, mourners separated safe distance from each other in the pews.
    Greg Cote April 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Shadow Daughter opens on the day of Brown’s mother’s funeral, when the author is in Hawaii hiking with her family, having resolved not to attend.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The date of Klinner's interment has not yet been announced.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026
  • His death certificate, obtained by TMZ, did not elaborate on plans for Carradine’s interment, and the family has requested privacy to grieve.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Interring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interring. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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