as in caskets
a boxlike container for holding a dead body
coffins are said to be the preferred sleeping places of vampires
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Recent Examples of coffins
Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Israel on Tuesday received the coffins of two hostages returned from Gaza through the Red Cross, as officials said the remains will be identified before being released to their families as the military vowed to keep working to bring home all remaining captives.
—Greg Wehner , Yael Halon, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Two coffins carrying the remains of the deceased hostages crossed the border into Israel earlier on Tuesday and were taken to the National Institute for Forensic Medicine for identification and to investigate the causes of death.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
Hamas delivered four coffins to Israel late Tuesday, each thought to contain the remains of Israeli captives held in Gaza.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
The spooky season might not be celebrated in the ocean, but a creature that lives in La Jolla waters somehow manages to bring costumes, coffins and skeletons to the briny deep.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
Before the latest hostage bodies were handed over to the Red Cross, Hamas had handed over four coffins of dead hostages, leaving at least 23 presumed dead and one unaccounted for, stillin the Gaza Strip.
—Maayan Lubell, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
The Israel Defense Forces posted on X yesterday that the coffins of four Israeli hostages had entered Israel.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
The Israeli military said four coffins containing deceased hostages had been escorted out of Gaza for identification at a forensic medicine center.
—Greg Myre, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
Burial vaults are typically made of concrete and act as protective containers for caskets and coffins, according to The Dallas Morning News.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Israel on Tuesday received the coffins of two hostages returned from Gaza through the Red Cross, as officials said the remains will be identified before being released to their families as the military vowed to keep working to bring home all remaining captives.
—Greg Wehner , Yael Halon, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Two coffins carrying the remains of the deceased hostages crossed the border into Israel earlier on Tuesday and were taken to the National Institute for Forensic Medicine for identification and to investigate the causes of death.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
Hamas delivered four coffins to Israel late Tuesday, each thought to contain the remains of Israeli captives held in Gaza.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
The spooky season might not be celebrated in the ocean, but a creature that lives in La Jolla waters somehow manages to bring costumes, coffins and skeletons to the briny deep.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
Before the latest hostage bodies were handed over to the Red Cross, Hamas had handed over four coffins of dead hostages, leaving at least 23 presumed dead and one unaccounted for, stillin the Gaza Strip.
—Maayan Lubell, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
The Israel Defense Forces posted on X yesterday that the coffins of four Israeli hostages had entered Israel.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
The Israeli military said four coffins containing deceased hostages had been escorted out of Gaza for identification at a forensic medicine center.
—Greg Myre, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coffins
Noun
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Burial vaults are typically made of concrete and act as protective containers for caskets and coffins, according to The Dallas Morning News.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Those caskets’ liners can be changed between uses.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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An extensive list of notable tombs can be found at the Colma Historical Museum on Hillside Boulevard.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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The pre-Christian tombs offer new insight into the religious beliefs of ancient people in the region.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This buries the block into the sand.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
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According to the notice, the site uses a misleading logo, charges inflated prices and buries a disclaimer far down the page that does not meet state requirements.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Coffins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coffins. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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