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Recent Examples of mummify
Also in 2020, researchers described the discovery of a 57,000-year-old wolf pup that had been mummified in permafrost in Canada’s Yukon territory.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
Those costly and time-consuming techniques go against the notion that the woman was intentionally mummified quickly and cheaply.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
Found in a wooden coffin, the elderly woman dressed in a black wig and gold and silver scarab rings had been mummified with nothing short of a look of horror on her face.
—New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2024
The woman had been mummified with rare, expensive materials.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
Those costly and time-consuming techniques go against the notion that the woman was intentionally mummified quickly and cheaply.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
Found in a wooden coffin, the elderly woman dressed in a black wig and gold and silver scarab rings had been mummified with nothing short of a look of horror on her face.
—New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2024
The woman had been mummified with rare, expensive materials.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mummify
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Against that enormous and dramatic chronological backdrop, the American Indians shriveled in significance.—
Caroline Winterer / Made by History,
TIME,
14 Jan. 2025
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Catching Up With China As Africa’s economic ties with other nations — principally China — have grown, the importance of its business with the United States has shriveled.—
Ruth Maclean,
New York Times,
27 Dec. 2024
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My swimsuit hangs limp over the edge, drying in the warm embrace of the Salvadoran sun.—
Natalie Stoclet,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Every two years or so, the entire structure is caked with a fresh layer of banco: a muddy mixture of water, soil, and straw that dries in open air.—
Guy Peterson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
17 Jan. 2025
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Massage greens-and-vinegar mixture with clean hands until greens are wilted and softened, 1 to 2 minutes.—
Liz Mervosh,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2025
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But, as the months dragged on, Freeman’s hopes began to wilt.—
Katy Waldman,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2025
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His ailments became so notorious that Andy Roddick mocked him in a withering attack ahead of their U.S. Open quarterfinal in 2008, suggesting that some of his injuries were not genuine.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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College football isn’t alone in having to deal with the downstream effects of the withering pay-TV universe.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Mummify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mummify. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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