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Recent Examples of urn
His remains are in an urn, in a crypt in the medieval cathedral in the town of Santiago de Compostela.
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Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
The funds will go toward urns, bracelets, and necklaces to hold her ashes for those who were closest to Gurley, and the family is additionally planning an event to commemorate what would have been her 21st birthday.
—James Factora, Them, 14 Aug. 2024
Later, the performers take a group snapshot with an urn.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
Among the items inside was an urn containing the ashes of her father, who died in March from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
—Danielle Jennings, Peoplemag, 18 July 2024
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Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
The funds will go toward urns, bracelets, and necklaces to hold her ashes for those who were closest to Gurley, and the family is additionally planning an event to commemorate what would have been her 21st birthday.
—James Factora, Them, 14 Aug. 2024
Later, the performers take a group snapshot with an urn.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
Among the items inside was an urn containing the ashes of her father, who died in March from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
—Danielle Jennings, Peoplemag, 18 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urn
Noun
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The coffins contained the skeletons of five women, two men and three children.Brie Stimson, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2024
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The top plate features a ghost, a wee gravestone, and a coffin.Simon Hill, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
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At his funeral, my cousins displayed an Ohtani jersey near his casket.Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Svengoolie stands in his casket, about to say good night for now.Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 25 Oct. 2024
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Elsewhere, a black granite sarcophagus is meant to be an homage to AIDS victims; this, too, empties into bathos.Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 14 June 2024
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King James must be rolling over in his sarcophagus.Nolan Finley, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
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The Senate may well have all been murdered on Lucilla’s weird, theater-y funeral bier.Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
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Among the changes, the new rites eliminate the practice of placing the pope on an elevated bier in St. Peter's Basilica for public viewing.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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In 1926, soldiers began guarding the tomb during daylight hours.Mark Jones, The Arizona Republic, 11 Nov. 2024
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However, on one occasion, a masked spirit appeared unexpectedly and began to dance among the tombs.Arath Zumaya Muñoz, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Urn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urn. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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