as in burial
the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place
a respectful but nonreligious interment in a private cemetery
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Recent Examples of interment
Saturday, April 27, at River of Hope Lutheran Church at Hutchinson Event Center, with interment at the Abbey of Saint Johns in Collegeville.
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
According to Trump’s order, flags are to fly at half-staff until the day of Francis’ interment, a date that was not available Monday.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2025
They were ordered to remain lowered until the date of interment, which had yet to be announced.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Following the service, his remains will be taken to Carter's hometown of Plains, Georgia for a private funeral service and interment Thursday night.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
According to Trump’s order, flags are to fly at half-staff until the day of Francis’ interment, a date that was not available Monday.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2025
They were ordered to remain lowered until the date of interment, which had yet to be announced.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Following the service, his remains will be taken to Carter's hometown of Plains, Georgia for a private funeral service and interment Thursday night.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interment
Noun
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An extended hall leads to another long hall, ending with an incomplete chamber containing his burial well.—
Rosa Rahimi,
CNN Money,
27 May 2025
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The first burial: A cookbook author The first person buried at what is now Arlington National Cemetery was not a soldier, a general, a war hero or even a veteran.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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Macron visited Trump at the White House in February, and the two were together at the Vatican last month for the funeral of Pope Francis.—
Alex Gangitano,
The Hill,
30 May 2025
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In October 2023, she was beaten, arrested, and detained for several weeks for attending the funeral of Armita Geravand, a 17-year-old who was killed for supposedly not properly wearing her hijab.—
Jeff Kaufman,
Time,
30 May 2025
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“Interment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interment. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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