burying 1 of 2

noun

as in burial
the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place all the grandchildren attended the burying of their grandfather in his homeland

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burying

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verb

present participle of bury
1
as in interring
to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea he died on Tuesday and was buried on Friday

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2
as in concealing
to put into a hiding place buried his face in his hands as his wife recounted the embarrassing incident

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3
as in throwing
to defeat by a large margin if we don't work harder, the other softball team will bury us

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Recent Examples of burying
Noun
The burying of summer bulbs and seeds into still-cold dirt. — Riley Robinson, Christian Science Monitor, 15 May 2025 According to Purina, a common quirky habit many dog owners notice is food-burying. — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025 Researchers say the burying of the hoard is not a mystery, but why the community never came back for their treasured items is another thing entirely. — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025 Greenlawn was a collection of four cemeteries — the old burying ground, new burying ground or Union cemetery, Peck's Ground and Greenlawn. — Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 14 Nov. 2025 The few mourners walked away beneath the crooked, treeless oaks and hickories of the Westminster Presbyterian burying ground. — Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025 Eaton wildfire survivors’ anger about Southern California Edison’s burying of electric wires in Altadena boiled over Tuesday with residents calling on government officials to temporarily halt the work. — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
No mother should endure the agony of cremation and/or burying their child. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 1 July 2026 Despite the lack of goals, the game was exciting with end-to-end runs and missed chances that left fans of both teams groaning and burying their heads in their hands. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026 Since then, the city has touted its success in burying most of its wires while keeping rates competitive with other utilities. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026 Dubas said reaching the playoffs last season — and subsequently burying the Penguins’ attempt to land a high draft pick — was worth it. — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 27 June 2026 The structure suddenly collapsed, burying the people within. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026 The company didn't make any big announcement; instead burying this information in a support article. — Chris Hoffman, PC Magazine, 1 July 2026 Kaishu Sano stole a pass in the middle of the field and then did the rest, running down the middle of the pitch before burying a right-footed strike into the left side of the goal, his first score in international play. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 30 June 2026 It’s been over three decades since Wood was convicted of murdering six young women and girls and burying their bodies near El Paso – crimes for which he was nicknamed the Desert Killer. — Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burying
  1. burial
  2. concealing
  3. throwing
  4. funeral
  5. hiding
  6. overcoming
  7. whipping
  8. bombing
Noun
  • The lengthy delay to the funeral has raised questions about how Khamenei's remains have been preserved, as Islamic tradition, anaylsts say, generally calls for prompt burial and discourages chemical embalming.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • According to Jackson’s account, Fong said her father, the village headman, removed large pieces of wreckage from the crash site and organized the burial of McKinney’s body right there.
    — Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
Definition of burial
Verb
  • The government views concealing information about a student’s gender identity, even to parents who may not be accepting of that information, as an interference with their rights as parents.
    — Sofi Zeman July 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
  • The proud mom shared pictures of her and Green, 29, cuddling their little one in the hospital room, concealing the newborn's face in the snaps.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
Definition of concealing
Verb
  • The game featured two of baseball's best and hardest-throwing pitchers in Burns and Misiorowski.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • Players will be hopping, throwing, rolling, shooting and more in a broad test of their reflexes.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 2 July 2026
Definition of throwing
Noun
  • Tehran has paused fragile negotiations with the US aimed at reaching a lasting deal to end their conflict during the multi-day funeral for Khamenei, who was killed in a US-Israeli strike in February, on the first day of the war.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • The fundraiser says Dileo, a single father, is now facing the financial burden of bringing his son home to Florida, in addition to funeral, burial and other unexpected expenses.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Definition of funeral
Verb
  • Failing to disclose or intentionally hiding assets can make a prenup more vulnerable to being challenged in court.
    — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • The find suggests one of NASA’s most successful planet hunters may still have plenty of surprises hiding in its archives.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 6 July 2026
Definition of hiding
Verb
  • Forward-looking firms are overcoming this by deploying advanced technical strategies.
    — Ali Hoss, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Normal matter can’t be stuffed into a space tiny and dense enough without overcoming a huge outward pressure.
    — Stephen DiKerby, The Conversation, 29 June 2026
Definition of overcoming
Verb
  • And a Cut Absolute is whipping around upon seeing the person and walking away.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 29 June 2026
  • Patrick Evans made it to the top step of the Motocross Best Trick event with his electric bike, whipping out a no-handed front flip to loud cheers from the crowd before climbing back up the ramp to celebrate.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 June 2026
Definition of whipping
Verb
  • French officials condemned the damage to the ancient monastery, comparing it to bombing Notre-Dame, while Ukrainian religious leaders called it a crime against humanity.
    — Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Another bad fix bombing out the moment it was most needed.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
Definition of bombing

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