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Recent Examples of catacomb
TikTok is always warning me not to venture into the Paris catacombs without a guide, but the beginning of the Opening Ceremony sent precocious children to run down there unattended.
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
While Pope and Sarah desperately sought an escape, a violent storm hit and flooded the catacombs.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Yes, Pope and Sarah do end part one trapped in a catacomb in Charleston that is rapidly filling with water.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
Many parts of the French capital were transformed into sporting venues overnight, but one iconic venue far away from the action was the catacombs that sit directly under the ground.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
While Pope and Sarah desperately sought an escape, a violent storm hit and flooded the catacombs.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Yes, Pope and Sarah do end part one trapped in a catacomb in Charleston that is rapidly filling with water.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
Many parts of the French capital were transformed into sporting venues overnight, but one iconic venue far away from the action was the catacombs that sit directly under the ground.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catacomb
Noun
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In it, a small baby lies on a tomb of red velvet, her skin and dress a rocky gray (Eguiguren Arte de Hispanomérica, D10) and eye sockets blank, an icy contrast to the fresh roses and wildflowers with which she is adorned.—
Walker Mimms,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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On the thirteenth-century tomb of Eleanor of Aquitaine, she is shown wide awake and reading, while her dull and kingly husband sleeps for all eternity.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Her husband Robert Sims (Common) leads her and their son to the vault, but the all-knowing voice says only Camille can stay—despite Sims’ endless dedication to the silo, he is not deemed the best person to be the next head of IT.—
Barry Levitt,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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While pulling off the diamond heist of a lifetime, Wilson and Nick become friends by breaking into the most secure vaults in Nice, France’s World Diamond district.—
Malik Peay,
Essence,
17 Jan. 2025
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Shepard’s remains were interred in the Cathedral’s crypt following a memorial service on October 26, 2018, over which Budde and openly gay Rev. V. Gene Robinson presided.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them,
24 Jan. 2025
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But the library has some ghost stories of its own: In its crypt, learn about the haunting history of the prison, complete with graffiti and etchings from former inmates.—
Vjosa Isai,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Catacomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catacomb. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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