as in burial
the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place
there is evidence that this ancient culture practiced cremation as well as inhumation
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Noun
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But in the decades since, various construction projects have revealed smaller satellite burial groups of about 10 people, according to the release.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2025 -
Funeral home director accused of taking grieving pet parents' money, dumping animals in landfill Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday says more than 6,000 pet owners were given ashes that did not belong to their pets after paying for burial services.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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An estimated 250,000-strong crowd was present at the funeral of Pope Francis on April 26.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
3 May 2025
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Last Saturday, Trump was in Rome for the funeral of the late Pope Francis, his first foreign trip during his second term in office.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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“Inhumation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhumation. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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