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Recent Examples of urn
Investigators later determined that Fry had stolen an urn containing human remains from a cemetery in Oklahoma City — which was the subject of an Oklahoma City police investigation in February, according to Bartonville police.
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
Bartonville police said Fry previously stole an urn of ashes from Oklahoma City and a coffin from a mausoleum in Denton, Texas.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026
According to the news release, investigators later determined that Fry had stolen an urn containing human remains from a cemetery in Oklahoma City, where police had an active case from February.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
This process leaves behind only bone fragments, which are then processed into a fine powder and returned to the family in an urn.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
Bartonville police said Fry previously stole an urn of ashes from Oklahoma City and a coffin from a mausoleum in Denton, Texas.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026
According to the news release, investigators later determined that Fry had stolen an urn containing human remains from a cemetery in Oklahoma City, where police had an active case from February.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
This process leaves behind only bone fragments, which are then processed into a fine powder and returned to the family in an urn.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urn
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His coffin was carried home on the Cotton Belt rail line to Rector, where he is buried.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Apr. 2026
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Flowers are thrown over the coffin of journalist Amal Khalil, who was killed in an Israeli strike on April 22, 2026, as mourners carry it during her funeral in Baisariyeh, Lebanon, April 23, 2026.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This includes the importance of gestures such as going to retrieve from the family casket a pin that reproduces the British and American flags together, as well as those that actually fly on the streets of Washington.—
Giorgia Olivieri,
Vanity Fair,
28 Apr. 2026
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The pattern holds across every region of the country, where actual casket burial rates closely match stated first-choice rates, while cremation rates far exceed them.—
Tanya D. Marsh,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2026
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Unit 4, meanwhile, was sealed with a crude sarcophagus that stood until 2016.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
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The damage may slash the structure’s expected 100-year lifespan and delay critical dismantling of the underlying Soviet-era sarcophagus, potentially escalating radiation risks.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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While lying in state, the coffin was placed not on an elevated bier, but facing the pews.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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Inside the 16th-century basilica, his casket won't be put on an elevated bier—as was the case with past popes—but will just be placed on the main alta, simply facing the pews.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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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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“Urn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urn. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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