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Recent Examples of bier
Inside the 16th-century basilica, his casket won't be put on an elevated bier—as was the case with past popes—but will just be placed on the main alta, simply facing the pews.
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Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Last year, Francis approved new funeral rites stating his body should be on view in a simple coffin rather than being placed on an elevated bier, per the Associated Press.
—Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
But, under the new funeral structure, the pope will be laid directly into an open coffin, eliminating the use of the bier.
—Alec Schemmel, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The German microbrewery/restaurant has installed new TVs in its bier hall and at the bar for your viewing pleasure.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
The Senate may well have all been murdered on Lucilla’s weird, theater-y funeral bier.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
Among the changes, the new rites eliminate the practice of placing the pope on an elevated bier in St. Peter's Basilica for public viewing.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
The Crockett Chamber of Commerce Oktoberfest will feature live polka music, axe throwing, a classic car show and a yodeling contest, plus German bier, brezen and wurstle.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2024
Kim Jong-un visited the bier of Mr. Kim early Wednesday to pay tribute.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 8 May 2024
Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Last year, Francis approved new funeral rites stating his body should be on view in a simple coffin rather than being placed on an elevated bier, per the Associated Press.
—Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
But, under the new funeral structure, the pope will be laid directly into an open coffin, eliminating the use of the bier.
—Alec Schemmel, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The German microbrewery/restaurant has installed new TVs in its bier hall and at the bar for your viewing pleasure.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
The Senate may well have all been murdered on Lucilla’s weird, theater-y funeral bier.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
Among the changes, the new rites eliminate the practice of placing the pope on an elevated bier in St. Peter's Basilica for public viewing.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
The Crockett Chamber of Commerce Oktoberfest will feature live polka music, axe throwing, a classic car show and a yodeling contest, plus German bier, brezen and wurstle.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2024
Kim Jong-un visited the bier of Mr. Kim early Wednesday to pay tribute.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 8 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bier
Noun
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What kind of coffin is Francis being buried in? Pope Francis' coffin also breaks with papal tradition.—
Susan Miller,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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His coffin was taken to Rome's Basilica of Saint Mary Major where he was laid to rest.—
Sean Keane,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Then, instead of going to an L.A. cemetery to bury him, Athena and her children board a plane with Bobby’s casket and take him back to St. Paul, Minnesota to be buried with his first wife, Marcy, and his two children, Robert Jr. and Brooke.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
2 May 2025
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At his funeral, his family placed the degree in his bronze casket before it was closed.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Who determined which Egyptians were buried in the tombs?—
Jeff Campagna,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 May 2025
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He was laid to rest on Saturday at the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in a simple tomb as requested by the late pontiff, following a funeral Mass on the steps of the St. Peter’s Basilica that drew heads of state, royalty and hundreds of thousands of mourners.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Bier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bier. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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