columbarium
noun
col·um·bar·i·um
ˌkä-ləm-ˈber-ē-əm 
plural columbaria
ˌkä-ləm-ˈber-ē-ə
1
: a structure of vaults lined with recesses for cinerary urns
2
: a recess in a columbarium
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Regent Barbara Weitz suggested building a columbarium under the football field where fans could have their ashes inurned as part of Memorial Stadium’s next renovation.
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Jayna Bardahl, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
Mei and Shing casually dismiss Angie’s insistence that Pat wanted to have her ashes scattered at sea, instead heeding the advice of their fortuneteller, arranging for a traditional ritual and internment in a columbarium.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
In 2019, the group bought a columbarium with 96 niches to inter ashes for other kinds of service dogs.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 29 Apr. 2024
Her remains are stored in one of a series of ornate lockers in the columbarium of a Buddhist temple in Hsinchu, second from the bottom, just a few feet away from my uncle, her son.
—Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
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Jayna Bardahl, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
Mei and Shing casually dismiss Angie’s insistence that Pat wanted to have her ashes scattered at sea, instead heeding the advice of their fortuneteller, arranging for a traditional ritual and internment in a columbarium.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
In 2019, the group bought a columbarium with 96 niches to inter ashes for other kinds of service dogs.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 29 Apr. 2024
Her remains are stored in one of a series of ornate lockers in the columbarium of a Buddhist temple in Hsinchu, second from the bottom, just a few feet away from my uncle, her son.
—Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
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“Columbarium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/columbarium. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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