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Recent Examples of mummify
Also in 2020, researchers described the discovery of a 57,000-year-old wolf pup that had been mummified in permafrost in Canada’s Yukon territory.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
Those costly and time-consuming techniques go against the notion that the woman was intentionally mummified quickly and cheaply.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
Found in a wooden coffin, the elderly woman dressed in a black wig and gold and silver scarab rings had been mummified with nothing short of a look of horror on her face.
—New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2024
The woman had been mummified with rare, expensive materials.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
Those costly and time-consuming techniques go against the notion that the woman was intentionally mummified quickly and cheaply.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
Found in a wooden coffin, the elderly woman dressed in a black wig and gold and silver scarab rings had been mummified with nothing short of a look of horror on her face.
—New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2024
The woman had been mummified with rare, expensive materials.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mummify
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Against that enormous and dramatic chronological backdrop, the American Indians shriveled in significance.—
Caroline Winterer / Made by History,
TIME,
14 Jan. 2025
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Catching Up With China As Africa’s economic ties with other nations — principally China — have grown, the importance of its business with the United States has shriveled.—
Ruth Maclean,
New York Times,
27 Dec. 2024
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My swimsuit hangs limp over the edge, drying in the warm embrace of the Salvadoran sun.—
Natalie Stoclet,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Even Uncle Gustav, after the giant Swiss Army Knife accident, learned to dry dishes with his feet.—
Margaret Lyons,
EW.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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This team now wilts under the weight of expectation.—
Marcus Thompson II,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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Fierce weather could wilt fall crops, scorch voter turnout in winter, or sink spring ships bearing news and mail.—
Sara Georgini,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Jan. 2025
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The world’s largest automaker had faced withering attacks for being slow to add all-electric vehicles to its lineup, focusing more on hybrids as a transitional technology.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
6 Jan. 2025
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No one apart from the ultras, daubing new withering slogans on bed sheets to be carried into San Siro for the next league game against Cagliari.—
James Horncastle,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Mummify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mummify. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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