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Recent Examples of sarcophagus
Some of the official merch inspired by the film has caught the attention of the internet, including a popcorn bucket shaped like a coffin and a $20,000 life-sized sarcophagus bed.
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William Earl, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
Its lush grounds include a historic houseboat, shingled windmill and the thousand-year-old Chinese sarcophagus containing some of Mahatma Gandhi’s ashes.
—Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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
The show’s opening galleries display an impressive array of artifacts that demonstrate the ancient world’s interest in gold, such as a sarcophagus dating to between 945 and 740 B.C.E. decorated with golden pigments—which are meant to mimic gold inlays.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
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William Earl, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
Its lush grounds include a historic houseboat, shingled windmill and the thousand-year-old Chinese sarcophagus containing some of Mahatma Gandhi’s ashes.
—Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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
The show’s opening galleries display an impressive array of artifacts that demonstrate the ancient world’s interest in gold, such as a sarcophagus dating to between 945 and 740 B.C.E. decorated with golden pigments—which are meant to mimic gold inlays.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sarcophagus
Noun
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Carter’s casket departed the U.S. Capitol and proceeded to Washington National Cathedral, where a state funeral service began at 10 a.m. ET.—
Renan Botelho,
WWD,
9 Jan. 2025
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Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters The casket of former President Jimmy Carter arrives at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. for a procession before the funeral on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.—
Josephine Rozzelle,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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When our gang hits the roundtable, Ciara wastes no time kicking things off by pushing back on the coffin theory.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2025
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But faithful members like Ivar and Sam can’t seem to let the coffin thing go.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The king later did public penance for this at Becket’s tomb in Canterbury.—
Joanne M. Pierce,
The Conversation,
28 Jan. 2025
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In 2022, for instance, Martinez and her team at the University of Santo Domingo discovered a 6.5-foot-tall, 4,300-foot-long tunnel some 40 feet beneath the temple while searching for the tomb.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Sarcophagus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sarcophagus. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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