as in to put away
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Recent Examples of inurn
The proposal also would end burial eligibility for military retirees but still allow them to be inurned aboveground, according to a comparison of the new proposals and current rules on the cemetery’s website.
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Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2019
The proposal also would end burial eligibility for military retirees but still allow them to be inurned above ground, according to a comparison of the new proposals and current rules on the cemetery’s website.
—BostonGlobe.com, 26 Sep. 2019
They will be inurned with full military honors at an in-ground vault at a private cemetery in Manassas, Va.
—Michael E. Ruane, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2018
The cremains will be inurned with full military honors at an in-ground vault at a private cemetery in Manassas, the statement said.
—Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 30 May 2018
Virginia will be cremated and inurned in the columbarium at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC with her husband.
—Orlando Sentinel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 4 Feb. 2018
Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2019
The proposal also would end burial eligibility for military retirees but still allow them to be inurned above ground, according to a comparison of the new proposals and current rules on the cemetery’s website.
—BostonGlobe.com, 26 Sep. 2019
They will be inurned with full military honors at an in-ground vault at a private cemetery in Manassas, Va.
—Michael E. Ruane, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2018
The cremains will be inurned with full military honors at an in-ground vault at a private cemetery in Manassas, the statement said.
—Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 30 May 2018
Virginia will be cremated and inurned in the columbarium at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC with her husband.
—Orlando Sentinel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 4 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inurn
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According to the bride, the wedding celebrant told the guests multiple times ahead of the nuptials that phones had to be put away per the couple's request.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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Aaron Ekblad, who scored three goals in the regular season, put away a goal after a flurry of activity in front of the net.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
15 May 2025
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She’s now interred in Milwaukee after a Chicago freeway expansion required the relocation of her cemetery.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
6 May 2025
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After the funeral in the Vatican, Francis’ body will be transported there to be interred.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2025
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In the touring production presented by Broadway in Boston and inhumed at the Citizens Bank Opera House through May 14, the life we’re given gets all the bells and whistles, not to mention props and wisecracks.—
James Sullivan,
BostonGlobe.com,
4 May 2023
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Rather than inhume Bubbles and Freddy, Papdale students opted for a funeral at sea.—
Brigit Katz,
Smithsonian,
3 Mar. 2017
Verb
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The authority said its preliminary assessment is that three excavators and six trucks were buried by the landslide.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Video of the mudslide shows large mounds of debris racing down the mountain before burying the village of Batten.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
29 May 2025
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Yes 215 0 215 Needed to pass No 214 212 2 Present 1 0 1 Did not vote 2 0 2 House Republicans passed a sweeping domestic policy bill early Thursday morning that would enshrine much of President Trump’s agenda into law.—
Martín González Gómez,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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The decision enshrined the Fourteenth Amendment’s principle of birthright citizenship in legal precedent, but the fight over who should be included in America’s family of citizens has continued.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
20 May 2025
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“Inurn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inurn. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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