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Recent Examples of crypt
He is buried in a crypt at Resurrection Catholic Cemetery in Justice, not far from his parents and sisters.
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Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2024
And if crypts don’t work out, there are other options.
—Adam Czajka, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Aug. 2019
Gangster Bugsy Siegal, whose 1947 murder remains unsolved, is also a crypt resident.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
An 1851 New York City ordinance prohibited full-body burials south of 86th Street unless the individual was to be placed in part of a family crypt.
—Christina Ray Stanton, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
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Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2024
And if crypts don’t work out, there are other options.
—Adam Czajka, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Aug. 2019
Gangster Bugsy Siegal, whose 1947 murder remains unsolved, is also a crypt resident.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
An 1851 New York City ordinance prohibited full-body burials south of 86th Street unless the individual was to be placed in part of a family crypt.
—Christina Ray Stanton, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crypt
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The nature of the burial and the items found within the tomb suggest that the Señora de Cao was a woman of very high status.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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For the past few weeks, Syrians have converged there to curse, spit and even urinate on the memorial, its high arched ceilings charred from when rebels set the tomb on fire.Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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For example, if the world’s total gold deposits could be centrally certified and shares issued for buying these reserves, the same purpose could be served as stockpiling gold in a vault.Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Imagine a film archivist scouring an underground vault in Burbank or a cave in Butte, Montana, and discovering a few dozen dusty film canisters tucked away in a corner.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
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Some remnants might be preserved in a mausoleum, an urn or even kept as a keepsake, close to a loved one.Simone Talma Flowers, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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The glass doors were smashed and four suspects were arrested, the deputy mayor of the neighborhood where the mausoleum is located told the country’s main radio channel.Jean-Yves Kamale and Mark Banchereau, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Crypt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crypt. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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