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or sepulcher
as in tomb
a final resting place for a dead person
a poem describing the forgotten sepulcher of a valiant knight of the Middle Ages
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Recent Examples of sepulchre
The Enclave, Buick’s large, three-row crossover, has been redesigned for 2018, allowing the automaker to finally place its predecessor in a sepulchre and seal the entrance.
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Al Haas, Philly.com, 28 June 2018
The Garden Tomb, is believed by many to be the garden and sepulchre of Joseph of Arimathea, and therefore a possible site of the resurrection of Jesus.
—Joe Yudin, Town & Country, 5 Oct. 2016
Al Haas, Philly.com, 28 June 2018
The Garden Tomb, is believed by many to be the garden and sepulchre of Joseph of Arimathea, and therefore a possible site of the resurrection of Jesus.
—Joe Yudin, Town & Country, 5 Oct. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sepulchre
tomb
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Some audibly gasped and appeared in shock when it was announced that King Charles III and Queen Camilla would shortly be arriving to lay wreaths at the tomb.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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But in a break with recent precedent, the MOD said no military hardware will roll past Lenin’s tomb this year.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Sepulchre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sepulchre. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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