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Recent Examples of bier
The Senate may well have all been murdered on Lucilla’s weird, theater-y funeral bier.
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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
Kim Ki-nam was one of the seven top Workers’ Party officials and People’s Army generals who joined Kim Jong-un to escort the bier of Kim Jong-il, who died in 2011.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 8 May 2024
In it, Gracchus arrives at a port borne on a bier.
—Anthony Domestico, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2021
On Sunday, Benedict’s body lay on a burgundy-colored bier in the chapel of the monastery.
—Frances D'emilio, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Jan. 2023
The funeral director led me into the empty chapel: the coffin was on a bier near a door, where, on the other side, the hearse was parked and waiting.
—David Gilbert, The New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2020
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
Kim Ki-nam was one of the seven top Workers’ Party officials and People’s Army generals who joined Kim Jong-un to escort the bier of Kim Jong-il, who died in 2011.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 8 May 2024
In it, Gracchus arrives at a port borne on a bier.
—Anthony Domestico, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2021
On Sunday, Benedict’s body lay on a burgundy-colored bier in the chapel of the monastery.
—Frances D'emilio, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Jan. 2023
The funeral director led me into the empty chapel: the coffin was on a bier near a door, where, on the other side, the hearse was parked and waiting.
—David Gilbert, The New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bier
Noun
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After the funeral, Carter’s coffin was flown to Plains, Ga., for a private service at his local church.—
David Leonhardt,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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In 1931, a flood damaged the cathedral’s crypt, exposing the three rulers’ coffins.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Before the trip home, the former president was memorialized at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday morning before Special Air Mission 39 at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland took his casket on its final journey.—
Shirleen Guerra | The Center Square,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
10 Jan. 2025
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Kent Nishimura | Afp | Getty Images The casket bearing the remains of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter arrives inside Washington National Cathedral for his state funeral on January 9, 2025 in Washington, DC.—
Josephine Rozzelle,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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That's where Joseph Keil found a skeleton in a sarcophagus filled with water, but for some reason, Keil only removed the cranium from the tomb before sealing it back up.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
13 Jan. 2025
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The tomb provides insights into medical practices of the time and highlights the significance of such figures in ancient society.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Bier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bier. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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