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expressing or suggesting mourning
a slow and heavy funeral song
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Recent Examples of funeral
Sam Reed, Glamour, 6 Feb. 2025
Funeral Potatoes Don’t let the name fool you—these potatoes have evolved from a Mormon funeral tradition to a celebratory staple.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2025
Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
On Thursday, dozens of people took part in funeral prayers outside Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the central Gaza city of Deir al Balah for people killed in Israeli strikes the day before.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Belle Gibson did, in real life, crash Ainscough’s funeral, according to The Woman Who Fooled the World.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 6 Feb. 2025
Funeral Potatoes Don’t let the name fool you—these potatoes have evolved from a Mormon funeral tradition to a celebratory staple.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
On Thursday, dozens of people took part in funeral prayers outside the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the central Gaza city of Deir al-Balah for people killed in Israeli strikes the day before.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
On Thursday, dozens of people took part in funeral prayers outside Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the central Gaza city of Deir al Balah for people killed in Israeli strikes the day before.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Memorial service will be 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 3, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Hutchinson with interment at a later date in Oakland Cemetery in Hutchinson.—
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Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The motorcade will take Carter to his family’s residence for a private interment next to his wife, according to the New York Times.—
Chantelle Lee,
TIME,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.—
David Mamet,
National Review,
11 Aug. 2022
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The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2021
Adjective
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Outwardly glassy but mournful on the inside, the film is a fairly overt expression of grief — one that’s even more acute coming out just a year after 9/11.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2025
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Sunday's mournful cowboy funeral is attended only by his family, the bunkhouse crew, and three close friends.—
Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez,
The Indianapolis Star,
18 Dec. 2024
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Another jar was part of a ceremonial burial for Mr. Halsey in 2021.—
Essence,
Essence,
8 Feb. 2025
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Mass of Christian burial will be 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 9, at Church of St. Philip in Litchfield.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Boldt hired 300 workers to construct the six-story, 120-room castle outfitted with a drawbridge and tower, but when Louise died suddenly in 1904, the heartbroken Boldt halted construction and never returned to the island.—
Gulnaz Khan,
AFAR Media,
13 Feb. 2025
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There are similar Valentine’s Day opportunities geared toward the heartbroken.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This summer saw a bitter dispute between the U.S. and China over allegations surrounding doping by Chinese swimmers before the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and suggestions from the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) that WADA had not been strong enough in enforcing its rules.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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Their whirlwind political alliance, however, quickly frayed and deteriorated into a bitter feud in an Asian democracy that has long been hamstrung by clashing political clans.—
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13 Feb. 2025
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“Funeral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funeral. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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