as in to bury
to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea
the soldier was interred with great honors at Arlington National Cemetery
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She was cremated and interred at the Père Lachaise Cemetery, and her ashes were stolen.
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 11 Dec. 2024
The other 388 bodies were interred in two cemeteries.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
Fourteen members of the battalion are interred at Arlington National Cemetery.
—Emily Krauser, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
So, when my wife and I die, we would be interred with our first spouses, with no reference to second spouses.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 11 Dec. 2024
The other 388 bodies were interred in two cemeteries.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
Fourteen members of the battalion are interred at Arlington National Cemetery.
—Emily Krauser, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
So, when my wife and I die, we would be interred with our first spouses, with no reference to second spouses.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Inter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inter. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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