inurn

verb

Definition of inurnnext
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 above ground, according to a comparison of the new proposals and current rules on the cemetery’s website. — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Sep. 2019 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. — Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2019 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
  1. put away
  2. inter
  3. inhume
  4. bury
  5. tomb
  6. enshrine
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  • And no one understands that feeling quite like Catherine Grace (Lola Petticrew), the serial killer Alice helped put away — and is now confiding in.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Under the right conditions, a single one-kilogram adult can put away four medium-sized blue crabs a day.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of put away
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  • According to People, Dean was interred in a mausoleum at the cemetery.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2026
  • By comparison, according to the study, the burial robes of King Sigismund III Vasa and Queen Constance of Habsburg, interred around the same time in Kraków in southern Poland, contain not a single pure gold thread.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of inter
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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
  • Rather than inhume Bubbles and Freddy, Papdale students opted for a funeral at sea.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 3 Mar. 2017
Definition of inhume
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  • In many cases, bodies have been washed far downstream and rendered unrecognizable, while others still missing are feared to have been buried in the torrent of thick mud.
    — Andrew Jones, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Huntsinger never expected to be dealing with a major mudslide that buried one of the festival’s main venues, The Palm, in three feet of mud.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of bury
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  • The bed resists public-facing things, hence its charge as a womb to tomb motif.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Highlights include the Pyramid of Djoser or Step Pyramid—the world’s oldest pyramid—and the Mastaba of Ti tomb.
    — Nada El Sawy, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2023
Definition of tomb
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  • In a gesture of peace, al Sharaa enshrined key rights for Kurds via presidential decree, such as protection of the Kurdish language and recognition of Kurdish holidays.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Promises from interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa to enshrine Kurdish language and political rights offer new hope, even as rising prices and subsidy cuts fuel protests and deep skepticism.
    — Hogir al Abdo, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of enshrine

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“Inurn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inurn. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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