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as in tomb
a final resting place for a dead person
opened the sepulture and examined the mummy
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as in burial
the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place
the final sepulture of the body had to wait until the ground thawed
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The tomb of ancient Egyptian King Thutmose II has been found, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced.—
Francesca Aton for ArtNews,
Robb Report,
20 Feb. 2025 -
An inscription stated that Hatshepsut had the tomb's contents relocated due to flooding.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
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Traditionally, families do not shower or change their clothes for three to four days until the day of the burial itself comes around.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
15 Mar. 2025
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Made of nephrite, the pendant resembles classic jade and was found alongside other Neolithic artifacts, including gold items in a burial.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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Remembering The Past Before the main festivities begin, many towns and cities hold memorial services at the graves of significant historical figures or at statues dedicated to Norway’s past leaders.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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The bodies of the six victims were all found in various states of decomposition in shallow graves in the same desert area in northeastern El Paso.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA TODAY,
5 Mar. 2025
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That means tending to his extremely young widow, pitching in with the funeral arrangements and the wake, and enduring an endless amount of performative grieving, the more hysterical the better.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
7 Mar. 2025
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According to a fundraiser for funeral expenses, DJ Funk had been living with cancer.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Sepulture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sepulture. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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