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Recent Examples of sarcophagus
The sarcophagus found inside the tomb was also inscribed with the name of its occupant and his titles, according to the post.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
Excavations at Herodium, the king’s lavish palace complex south of Jerusalem, revealed hundreds of red limestone fragments—perhaps pieces of the king’s sarcophagus.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Jan. 2025
In another crafty move, Focus Features is selling full-scale replicas of the sarcophagus for $20,000 a piece.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
The theater chain has revealed a Nosferatu popcorn sarcophagus (below) for the upcoming Robert Eggers horror film.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
Excavations at Herodium, the king’s lavish palace complex south of Jerusalem, revealed hundreds of red limestone fragments—perhaps pieces of the king’s sarcophagus.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Jan. 2025
In another crafty move, Focus Features is selling full-scale replicas of the sarcophagus for $20,000 a piece.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
The theater chain has revealed a Nosferatu popcorn sarcophagus (below) for the upcoming Robert Eggers horror film.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sarcophagus
Noun
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The detective is at a cemetery, where the police are exhuming a casket.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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The casket was closed and could easily have been empty.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But Azzi Fudd began to put the nail in the coffin in the third quarter, dropping 11 of her 24 points in the frame.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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The concussive sound of the first shovelful of dirt on the pine coffin, like the rending of the garment, shockingly tactile.—
David Bezmozgis,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Those kinds of things probably weren't very interesting to tomb robbers.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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For our group, this one opened a new world, just as wondrous as the temples and tombs of ancient Egypt.—
Francine Kiefer,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Sarcophagus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sarcophagus. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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