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noun

plural of tomb
as in graves
a final resting place for a dead person explored the historic graveyard and saw tombs that dated back two centuries

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verb

present tense third-person singular of tomb
as in inters
to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea Forest Lawn is where many of Tinseltown's immortals are tombed for all eternity

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Recent Examples of tombs
Noun
Archaeologists have uncovered tombs, theaters, baths, stadiums, and other remnants of the city, which was inhabited for more than 1,000 years. — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026 Visitors can view artifacts that museum officials say offer a rare look at discoveries from ancient Egypt, including objects unearthed by archaeologists and items made of gold from tombs. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 An Egyptian archaeological mission has discovered three tombs from different historical periods at the Sheikh Sobi archaeological site in the Bahariya Oasis. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 13 Aug. 2026 Linn said there's anything from dogs associated with deities like Hecate, to dogs found in Mycenaean tombs. — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 24 July 2026 The wife of King James II of Aragon, Elisenda, founded the monastery in 1326 — and to mark its 700th anniversary, researchers wrapped up a multidisciplinary investigation into its medieval tombs. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026 Weapons are also commonly discovered in these tombs, but not only next to royal men. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 July 2026 The ad’s most provocative image was of American soldiers’ tombs at the Arlington National Cemetery. — Harry Booth, Time, 17 July 2026 Since 2004, when exhumation and analysis of skeletal remains began for 49 Medici family tombs as part of the Medici Project, various studies have confirmed malaria as the cause of Francesco’s demise. — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tombs
  1. graves
  2. buries
  3. burials
  4. entombs
  5. cemeteries
Noun
  • The narrative begins with a prologue in which a man mows grass in a cemetery dotted with twenty-four unmarked graves.
    — Keziah Weir, Vanity Fair, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Family members have alleged that fence posts were driven into graves and said the fence has restricted access to the cemetery.
    — Daniel Wilkerson, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of graves
Verb
  • Every trick that gamed the old algorithm is now detected, and most of it actively buries your content.
    — Tammy Homegardner, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Hollis buries herself in work in an attempt to escape her complicated grief, while aspiring filmmaker Caroline copes by making snarky remarks and bristling at her mom's efforts to connect.
    — Clarissa Cruz, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026
Definition of buries
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
Verb
  • The sunken battleship entombs more than 900 sailors and Marines at Pearl Harbor.
    — Jim Mustian, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Definition of entombs
Noun
  • Brazee alleged the suspects have also hit cemeteries in Oklahoma, Minnesota, Texas, Georgia, Iowa, North Carolina and New York.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Both my wife and I always considered artificial flowers tacky and not appropriate for cemeteries, even though lots of people decorate gravesites with them.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of cemeteries

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