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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Recent Examples of inter
Soft Burial’s title comes from the practice of interring someone without a coffin, which in traditional China would happen to the very poor, or after a war or disaster—the sort of catastrophe that befell rural China when land reform became a tool for social revolution and authoritarian control.
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Ian Johnson, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025
She was interred at Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum, which is also where Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley is buried.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
Kristopher Allen Sequoia Lunsford-Barrett grew up in San Diego and was interred there after his death, according to an obituary shared online.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2025
Breaking from recent tradition, Francis has chosen to be buried at the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major, rather than in the Vatican Grottoes, where most recent popes are interred.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
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Ian Johnson, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025
She was interred at Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum, which is also where Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley is buried.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
Kristopher Allen Sequoia Lunsford-Barrett grew up in San Diego and was interred there after his death, according to an obituary shared online.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2025
Breaking from recent tradition, Francis has chosen to be buried at the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major, rather than in the Vatican Grottoes, where most recent popes are interred.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inter
bury
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The authority said its preliminary assessment is that three excavators and six trucks were buried by the landslide.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Years later, the two had a poolside sit-down at a Los Angeles hotel to bury the hatchet and the two-hour conversation still wasn’t enough to patch things up, Francesa said.—
Mark Morales,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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“Inter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inter. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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