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as in funeral
the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place
the children wanted to give the dead bird a proper burial in the backyard
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as in tomb
a final resting place for a dead person
archaeologically significant artifacts, such as stone tools, have been discovered in Neanderthal burials
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Recent Examples of burial
Victim fundraisers Families and friends are raising money on GoFundMe for burial costs and medical expenses for several of the 14 people who were killed and the 35 who were wounded in the attack.
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Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
The burial itself offers intriguing clues about Neanderthal behavior.
—Anna Nordseth, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Work with advisors to establish clear instructions for managing digital assets after death.
Consider alternative disposition: Consider alternatives to traditional funeral and burial including virtual funeral, water burial, memorial diamonds or jewelry and so on.
—Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
The family had raised more than $28,000 for burial expenses as of Tuesday afternoon.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
The burial itself offers intriguing clues about Neanderthal behavior.
—Anna Nordseth, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Work with advisors to establish clear instructions for managing digital assets after death.
Consider alternative disposition: Consider alternatives to traditional funeral and burial including virtual funeral, water burial, memorial diamonds or jewelry and so on.
—Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
The family had raised more than $28,000 for burial expenses as of Tuesday afternoon.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burial
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Phaedra is busy juggling her funeral business, and Quad spends some quality time with her man, King.Shelby Stewart, Essence, 6 Jan. 2025
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Bodden's family later opened up about her death in a GoFundMe page set up to raise money for her funeral expenses and to help care for her daughter.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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The tomb provides insights into medical practices of the time and highlights the significance of such figures in ancient society.Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
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That's where Joseph Keil found a skeleton in a sarcophagus filled with water, but for some reason, Keil only removed the cranium from the tomb before sealing it back up.Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2025
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There, a private funeral at Carter's Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains will be followed by interment at the family home in a private ceremony.Stephen Fowler, NPR, 4 Jan. 2025
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From the day of death until the interment of an associate justice of the Supreme Court, a secretary of an executive or military department, a former vice president or the governor of a state.Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 30 Dec. 2024
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This latest teaser is more general in scope, revealing few plot points but giving us glimpses of our new characters: Abby weeping over a grave, Ellie and Dina slow-dancing (and then outrunning a horde of infected), and a brief glimpse of Isaac by a campfire.Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2025
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Some of these graves are known to contain ceramics covered in geometrical patterns, turquoise jewelry, and macaw-feather sashes sourced from the tropics.Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
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She was buried in an unmarked grave in a segregated cemetery.Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Jan. 2025
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Someone stole 200 bronze vases off graves in a San Francisco Bay Area cemetery, California sheriff’s officials reported.Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Burial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burial. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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