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Recent Examples of body bag
Between the charred remains of vehicles laid a yellow body bag, a somber reminder of the tragedy’s toll.
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Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 23 May 2025
In fact, the video, published by Reuters on February 3 and subsequently verified by the news agency's fact-check team, showed humanitarian workers lifting body bags in the Congolese city of Goma.
—Stephanie Burnett, USA Today, 23 May 2025
The image Trump presented is from February and shows humanitarian workers in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, lifting body bags containing the remains of victims killed in clashes between M23 rebels and the Congolese army.
—Reuters, NBC news, 23 May 2025
Bathtubs become sinkholes, beds explode with blood, and body bags whisper names.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 May 2025
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Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 23 May 2025
In fact, the video, published by Reuters on February 3 and subsequently verified by the news agency's fact-check team, showed humanitarian workers lifting body bags in the Congolese city of Goma.
—Stephanie Burnett, USA Today, 23 May 2025
The image Trump presented is from February and shows humanitarian workers in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, lifting body bags containing the remains of victims killed in clashes between M23 rebels and the Congolese army.
—Reuters, NBC news, 23 May 2025
Bathtubs become sinkholes, beds explode with blood, and body bags whisper names.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for body bag
Noun
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Young people danced around the coffin while waving a Kenyan flag.—
Nicholas Komu,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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In the early 19th century, the body and coffins were acquired by the brothers Robert and William Garnett.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 July 2025
Noun
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After the events of The Dark Ages in the dimension of the Argenta and fighting his way into Hell, the demons somehow managed to trap the Doom Slayer in a sarcophagus for an unspecified (but very long) time.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Regal Cinemas sees your collectible popcorn buckets and raises them with a collectible popcorn sarcophagus.—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Nov. 2024
Noun
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It was followed by a video of casket being lowered into the ground.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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That means planning practices for the flag and casket teams for the July 11 funeral and standing guard by Corder's body.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
11 July 2025
Noun
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While lying in state, the coffin was placed not on an elevated bier, but facing the pews.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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In the past, the pope's body would be displayed on an elevated frame known as a bier.—
Alec Schemmel,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This is the third tomb found at Caracol that dates back to around A.D. 350.—
Kerry Breen
July 10,
CBS News,
10 July 2025
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Discovered in 1902, his bones were sealed inside a ceramic vessel placed in a rock-cut tomb in Nuwayrat, an archaeological site located about 170 miles south of Cairo.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Look for shoes that come in multiple widths, to prevent toe jamming, and make sure your feet have plenty of room in the toe box (this will also help stop blisters in their tracks).—
Paige Levinson,
SELF,
14 July 2025
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And lastly, the thick slice mushrooms come in a 10lb cardboard box labeled with Peeters Mushroom Farm.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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The digital vaults, each holding 10,000 bitcoin, were reactivated on Thursday, July 3 and Friday, July 4, after lying untouched since 2011.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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The security checks occurred both before and after the VIPs visited the vault.—
Josh Wood,
The Courier-Journal,
3 July 2025
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“Body bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/body%20bag. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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