as in grave
a final resting place for a dead person
explored the historic graveyard and saw tombs that dated back two centuries
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as in to bury
to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea
Forest Lawn is where many of Tinseltown's immortals are tombed for all eternity
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Recent Examples of tomb
George Nelson For Artnews, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2024
Disease, pestilence and death: Has unsealing King Tut's tomb unleashed an ancient curse?
Fox Nation's 'Tales of Terror: The Curse of King Tut' unravels the media frenzy that came on the heels of uncovering the Egyptian pharaoh's ancient tomb and the devastation that followed.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2024
Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
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Noun
For decades, archaeologists have known that there were tombs around the structure, but had been unable to fully explore them.
—George Nelson For Artnews, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2024
Disease, pestilence and death: Has unsealing King Tut's tomb unleashed an ancient curse?
Fox Nation's 'Tales of Terror: The Curse of King Tut' unravels the media frenzy that came on the heels of uncovering the Egyptian pharaoh's ancient tomb and the devastation that followed.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2024
Verb
In order to become proper Chinese third graders—to go all the way from Heaven to tomb—Natasha and Ariel needed to memorize a total of sixteen hundred characters.
—Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
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The human remains from the Oklahoma were placed there in 61 caskets in 45 graves.Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
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Following the ceremony, volunteers from the church and area organizations will lay wreaths on the graves of military veterans as a gesture of thanks for their service and sacrifice.Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Dec. 2024
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Potted plants can also be buried in the soil, container and all, to provide winter insulation.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
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Glutamatergic neurons buried deep in the LH emerged as strong and unexpected contenders.Michael Irving, New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
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Cut to everyone on the ranch preparing for John’s burial — and the metaphorical funeral of the Yellowstone itself.William Earl, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
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Those efforts still failed to find any crash or burial sites associated with the crew of Little Joe.Kerry Breen, CBS News, 29 Nov. 2024
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When our first spouses died, they were each interred in different local cemeteries.R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
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This was the riddle: In London lies a knight a Pope interred.Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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Spring Grove Cemetery in Spring Grove Village is one of the most historic cemeteries in the United States.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 16 Dec. 2024
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When our first spouses died, they were each interred in different local cemeteries.R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
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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.Al Haas, Philly.com, 28 June 2018
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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
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“Tomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tomb. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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