urn

noun

Definition of urnnext
as in coffin

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Recent Examples of urn The exotic bug buffet has been replaced by a few bog-standard coffee urns, and the crowd of tuxedos has started to thin. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 June 2026 Kristen Setera, a spokesperson for the FBI's Boston office, told Fox News Digital the urn was discovered missing during an inventory in November 2022. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026 The exhibition’s first wall presents a large photograph of Nicky holding their mother’s urn to set the scene. — Sarah Moroz, Literary Hub, 7 May 2026 When Patrick’s father died, two years ago, Patrick and his siblings divided his ashes among themselves, and a portion rested in a columbarium; the urn was small. — Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for urn
Recent Examples of Synonyms for urn
  1. coffin
  2. casket
  3. sarcophagus
  4. bier
  5. tomb
Noun
  • During her funeral procession in September 2022, Emma stood to the side as the late Queen’s coffin passed by at Windsor Castle.
    — Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Emergency workers brought out a coffin and loaded it onto an ambulance, which will transport them to their hometown for funeral rites.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of coffin
Noun
  • Just a few people attended Beloozerov’s funeral – a closed casket ceremony – at a Maryland cemetery in October 2024.
    — Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Mourners also gathered at Kyiv's main Maidan Square, many dropping to their knees as a sign of respect as his casket was brought to the site.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of casket
Noun
  • This month, the hospital granted rare access to reporters from the Associated Press, allowing them into rooms that lie on either side of the centerpiece of Les Invalides, a soaring mausoleum that holds Napoleon’s sarcophagus.
    — Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
  • This month, the hospital granted rare access to reporters from The Associated Press, allowing them into rooms that lie on either side of the centerpiece of Les Invalides, a soaring mausoleum that holds Napoleon's sarcophagus.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 May 2026
Definition of sarcophagus
Noun
  • The coffin was unveiled late on Thursday to a throng of sobbing supporters, who were swaying and beating their heads in time to a sung lament as flowers were thrown from the bier into the crowd.
    — Reuters, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the bier of Kim Yong Nam on Tuesday to express condolences, and the funeral is scheduled for Thursday.
    — Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Definition of bier
Noun
  • This tomb, and others in Sardinia, was built as a collective burial site around 1800 BCE by the Nuragic people.
    — Leigh Anne Miller for ARTnews, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The same year that the Lincoln Memorial was inaugurated, the tomb of Tutankhamum was discovered in Egypt, fueling a broader fascination with ancient civilizations, monuments and the ways societies preserved memories of powerful figures.
    — Jennifer Tucker, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of tomb

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