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Recent Examples of urn
The urns were buried about 15 inches deep, likely under what would have been a residential area, according to experts.
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Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
Unlike other funerary urns previously found in the region, none of the vessels had ceramic lids.
—Aurora Martínez, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2025
But Tibetans argue that not all Dalai Lamas have been born in China, and not all have been selected using the urn.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 July 2025
Today, next to the cast of Callie’s foot is an urn with her ashes and a glass curio cabinet filled with mementos including baby shoes.
—Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
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Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
Unlike other funerary urns previously found in the region, none of the vessels had ceramic lids.
—Aurora Martínez, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2025
But Tibetans argue that not all Dalai Lamas have been born in China, and not all have been selected using the urn.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 July 2025
Today, next to the cast of Callie’s foot is an urn with her ashes and a glass curio cabinet filled with mementos including baby shoes.
—Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urn
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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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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Regal Cinemas sees your collectible popcorn buckets and raises them with a collectible popcorn sarcophagus.—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Nov. 2024
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While some come from the bodies themselves, many other chemical molecules arose from archeological objects like the sarcophaguses and mummification fabric.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
14 Feb. 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
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“Urn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urn. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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