as in burial
the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place
a respectful but nonreligious interment in a private cemetery
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The observances in the town of Chojnice began with a funeral Mass at the basilica for the victims of the Nazi crimes, followed by an interment ceremony with military honors at a local cemetery.
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Monika Scislowska, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024
Flags will remain at half-staff from sunrise to sunset Tuesday, the day of Robinson's interment, according to the governor's order.
—Josh Snyder, arkansasonline.com, 15 July 2024
Many built within the last few decades, religious interment sites and spaces for remembering the deceased have become invaluable to expanding communities beyond the predominantly Protestant and Catholic population of Sacramento.
—Esther Sun, Sacramento Bee, 7 July 2024
There are no official records, but there is an estimate of 300 to 500 interments or graves in the cemetery.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2024
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Monika Scislowska, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024
Flags will remain at half-staff from sunrise to sunset Tuesday, the day of Robinson's interment, according to the governor's order.
—Josh Snyder, arkansasonline.com, 15 July 2024
Many built within the last few decades, religious interment sites and spaces for remembering the deceased have become invaluable to expanding communities beyond the predominantly Protestant and Catholic population of Sacramento.
—Esther Sun, Sacramento Bee, 7 July 2024
There are no official records, but there is an estimate of 300 to 500 interments or graves in the cemetery.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2024
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“Interment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interment. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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