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as in coffins
a boxlike container for holding a dead body
bought a beautiful casket when her grandmother died
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as in bins
a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things
a small casket of jewels
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Recent Examples of caskets
Branwell’s coffin was carried from the house and placed next to the other family caskets.
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Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
The Associated Press and USA Today reported that the churchgoers honored the children by wearing pink, purple and blue, visiting their white caskets with photos of each of the children — some alongside their favorite Disney characters — as well as praying and singing as a group.
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Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
Not far from the now empty home, stripped of the laughter and the innocent chaos of excited children that once filled every room and hallway with life, the three mothers, dressed in all white, sit side by side before the eight caskets.
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Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
The two mothers stood together, eight small caskets arrayed in a semicircle before them.
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Molly Hennessy-Fiske,
Washington Post,
9 May 2026
Open caskets were backed by their pictures and their favorite characters, including Lilo and Stitch with angel wings.
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Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
Materials used for caskets and vaults are often made of wood, metal or concrete that require mining or tree cutting and huge amounts of energy to produce.
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Dorany Pineda,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
Materials used for caskets and vaults are often made of wood, metal or concrete that require mining or tree cutting and huge amounts of energy to produce.
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ABC News,
1 May 2026
Light rain fell as ambulances lined up outside the cemetery and began unloading dozens of plain wooden caskets.
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Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
The Associated Press and USA Today reported that the churchgoers honored the children by wearing pink, purple and blue, visiting their white caskets with photos of each of the children — some alongside their favorite Disney characters — as well as praying and singing as a group.
—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
Not far from the now empty home, stripped of the laughter and the innocent chaos of excited children that once filled every room and hallway with life, the three mothers, dressed in all white, sit side by side before the eight caskets.
—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
The two mothers stood together, eight small caskets arrayed in a semicircle before them.
—
Molly Hennessy-Fiske,
Washington Post,
9 May 2026
Open caskets were backed by their pictures and their favorite characters, including Lilo and Stitch with angel wings.
—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
Materials used for caskets and vaults are often made of wood, metal or concrete that require mining or tree cutting and huge amounts of energy to produce.
—
Dorany Pineda,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
Materials used for caskets and vaults are often made of wood, metal or concrete that require mining or tree cutting and huge amounts of energy to produce.
—
ABC News,
1 May 2026
Light rain fell as ambulances lined up outside the cemetery and began unloading dozens of plain wooden caskets.
—
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caskets
Noun
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The funeral procession in the normally bustling Midan neighborhood carried the coffins of three of the victims.
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Killed alongside Khamenei, and displayed in coffins next to his, were his daughter, son-in-law and baby granddaughter, as well as the wife of his son Mojtaba.
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Meanwhile, Dondi’s son and son-in-law kept combing the flood area for objects, as did her husband, who also transported bins of things back to the warehouse and coached volunteers.
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The strips are piled high in plastic bins, sprawled over tables and fed underneath bobbing needles.
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That has brought the total tombs found in the site to 48, ministry said.
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In the Valley of the Kings, guides suggest specific tombs based on what you’re drawn to, whether intricate artwork, historical significance, or lighter crowds, while explaining what the decorations convey about ancient beliefs and power.
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The problem, inherent to the design, has always been the physical gaps between those individual boxes.
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Boltanski’s haunting installation consists of rusting archive boxes stacked to form dark, narrow passageways.
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Gary officials asked families to remind students to either not bring the devices to school or keep them in lockers.
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That’s when Champion made thick cotton tops with hoods to help keep butchers warm in meat lockers and construction crews insulated during periods of cold outdoor labor.
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The maison snatched up Orlebar Brown, a British luxury resort-wear brand known for its swim trunks, back in 2018.
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Artisans scale the trunks with ropes and spikes to reach the greenish base of each frond.
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Nervous system training is moving from clinical biofeedback labs onto everyday wrists, chests and phone screens.
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Parents wept over the loss of their children, while mothers and other female relatives cried and beat their chests in grief.
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“Caskets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caskets. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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