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Recent Examples of crypt
The cathedral, its peaceful cloister, and its ornate crypt are also worth a visit.
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Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2025
Just beyond the lawn rests the original movie king, Douglas Fairbanks, and his son Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (also a movie star) at an elaborate crypt and reflection pond.
—Rance Collins, IndieWire, 17 June 2025
The castle now belongs to the family of an Italian lawyer who purchased the fortified island in 1912 and began restoration of its battlements, churches, convents, crypts and gardens.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
The basilica also houses a shrine to modern Christian martyrs from around the world, whose relics line both sides of the church and also fill the crypts below.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
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Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2025
Just beyond the lawn rests the original movie king, Douglas Fairbanks, and his son Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (also a movie star) at an elaborate crypt and reflection pond.
—Rance Collins, IndieWire, 17 June 2025
The castle now belongs to the family of an Italian lawyer who purchased the fortified island in 1912 and began restoration of its battlements, churches, convents, crypts and gardens.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
The basilica also houses a shrine to modern Christian martyrs from around the world, whose relics line both sides of the church and also fill the crypts below.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crypt
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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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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After making sure everyone was taken care of, Holland also said a few words to the crowd before Once Upon a Time in Hollywood was shown against the back of the cemetery’s mausoleum from a projection screen.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
10 June 2025
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The mausoleum has been an UNESCO World Heritage site since 1987.—
Francesca Aton for ArtNews,
Robb Report,
3 June 2025
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“Crypt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crypt. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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