TOMBING Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

tombing

verb

present participle of tomb

as in burying

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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burying

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Cedric Von Ferdinand, 34, is accused of killing Nadine Jett and burying her remains in her Oak Creek Road property, San Diego County Dist.

— Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Merced County Code does not explicitly state any countywide ordinance that prohibits burying a domestic pet on private property.

— Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

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