1
as in to inter
to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea
he died on Tuesday and was buried on Friday
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2
as in to conceal
to put into a hiding place
buried his face in his hands as his wife recounted the embarrassing incident
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3
as in to overcome
to defeat by a large margin
if we don't work harder, the other softball team will bury us
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Recent Examples of bury
Alex exits the vehicle and sees a body buried in a nearby snowdrift.
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Matt Cabral, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Those seven and seven other German POWs executed for the murders of fellow prisoners are buried in the Fort Leavenworth Military Prison Cemetery.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2025
The 26-year-old right-hander allowed four runs in the first inning, burying El Paso early in a 7-6 loss to visiting Sacramento.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
Gaza’s health ministry said the toll was likely to rise with many people buried under rubble.
—Abeer Salman, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
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Matt Cabral, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Those seven and seven other German POWs executed for the murders of fellow prisoners are buried in the Fort Leavenworth Military Prison Cemetery.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2025
The 26-year-old right-hander allowed four runs in the first inning, burying El Paso early in a 7-6 loss to visiting Sacramento.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
Gaza’s health ministry said the toll was likely to rise with many people buried under rubble.
—Abeer Salman, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bury
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Among the hundreds of soldiers who are interred at the cemetery are three of Mykola’s friends.—
Michael Holtz,
The New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2025
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Because limited space there makes burials a challenge, the traditional Cuban practice is to bury the deceased for six to eight months and then to exhume and inter the remaining bones, Rivero says.—
Collin Blinder,
The Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2025
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Immigration advocates, attorneys and civil litigators are warning against the normalization of federal agents concealing their faces while detaining nonviolent students.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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The real debate was, of course, little different — except that millions of Americans could now see in real time what Biden’s intimate associates had been concealing from them for many months.—
Fintan O’Toole,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Republicans will need Democratic support to overcome a 60-vote threshold to be able to pass the bill in the Senate.—
John Parkinson,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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After Republicans in the House and Senate had forged ahead on their own budget blueprints earlier this year, the Senate on Saturday adopted the compromise resolution, giving the House just days to overcome opposition and get it over the finish line before the recess.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2025
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The shooter behind the 2023 Nashville elementary school attack that killed six people, including three children, had been obsessively planning it for years while hiding mental health issues from family and doctors, a police report released Wednesday reveals.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Apr. 2025
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Rogers was found hiding under a bridge nearby and was arrested, authorities said.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2025
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Several viral videos have captured audiences of the blockbuster video game adaptation going wild, throwing food and drink, and trashing auditoriums.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Because nobody buys a mechanical watch and throws it away six months later.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
9 Apr. 2025
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The oil will smother active and recently settled crawlers.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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Moving in too soon can smother the spark that initially brought you together.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The posture shift came as Trump threatened to bomb Iran if the country does not strike a deal over its nuclear weapons capabilities.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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Khamenei had warned the U.S. would face strong retaliation if Trump followed through on his threat to bomb Iran.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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Five guys with some trucks and small bulldozers will probably flatten the hall by late Tuesday afternoon, said Dave Kanzler of Omega Contracting, which is doing the job.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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Preller believed Merrill’s ball-to-bat skills, ability to adjust to pitching and athleticism would flatten his learning curve.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Bury.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bury. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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