interments

noun

plural of interment
as in burials
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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  1. burials
  2. funerals
Noun
  • Angry crowds have torched Ebola treatment centers, stormed hospitals to retrieve relatives’ bodies and attacked teams carrying out safe burials.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • This was soon followed by the excavation of two more burials of Princess Ita and Princess Khenmet, and then Princess Itaweret and Princess Sathathormeryt.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of burials
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  • Since then, the 65-year-old has only made public appearances at family events, including his parents' funerals and, most recently, the funeral of Britain's Duchess of Kent, Katharine, in September.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Definition of funerals
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