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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
Hamas kidnapped 251 people during its surprise attack, with 85 returning in caskets.
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Jordana Miller, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2026
The caskets, covered in Iranian flags, stood stacked at least three high.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Archeological studies have suggested that cliff-face and cave-based burials here may stretch back as far as 2,000 years, though these old caskets no longer exist on their elevated resting spots.
—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2025
The remains of Torres-Tovar and Howard arrived at the Dover Air Force Base in transfer caskets draped with the American flag, after being carried off a C-17 military aircraft.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 17 Dec. 2025
There were six bodies, but Tracy Pace remembers seeing only four caskets.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 8 Dec. 2025
Burial vaults are typically made of concrete and act as protective containers for caskets and coffins, according to The Dallas Morning News.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Those caskets’ liners can be changed between uses.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
After investigating the gravesites mentioned by Gein, authorities discovered the caskets to be empty, giving credence to Gein's confession.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caskets
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The gold shipment In the final episodes, Choudhary orchestrates the transport of two tons of gold in 40 coffins, expecting the shipment to pass undetected through customs.—
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They were given 45 minutes to get as many coffins into graves as possible.—
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Guests participate directly, sorting waste with in-room recycling bins that fuel a circular economy.—
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In a pinch, food can be placed in plastic bins or coolers and kept outside if temperatures are below 38 degrees Fahrenheit for refrigerated food or below freezing for frozen food.—
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Between 2022 and 2024, the Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology excavated a series of ancient tombs in the Jiali Village of Zi’an.—
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On the moors, cliffs, and hills there are wind farms; oil terminals; small farms, some of which have been there for many centuries; ruined medieval churches and hermitages; and prehistoric settlements, tombs, and monuments.—
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Trash must be bagged, while additional recyclable materials must be placed in cardboard boxes adjacent to recycling carts for collection by WM, the city's recycling partner.—
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How much labor is used to pack, store and ship boxes?—
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The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power tested the drinking water for contaminants, and environmental consultants tested the soil, HVAC systems, indoor air and surfaces including floors, desks and lockers.—
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The most central girls’ bathroom was on the first floor, at the back of the school, around the corner from the corridor of orange lockers that belonged to the lower schoolers.—
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During extremely cold conditions, the National Forest Foundation says, liquid sap inside tree trunks can act like water in a pipe.—
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Upon our arrival to Wilderness Vumbura Plains, our guide, Kabo, skillfully navigates the Jeep between sandy hills and flooded grasslands, occasionally swerving to avoid tree trunks chewed down to their stumps by elephants.—
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Mourners wept over the journalists' bodies, which were in body bags and had press vests placed on their chests.—
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The clatter of rising shutters echoed through the empty streets, the occasional rambler scurried past, along the walls, bundled tightly in his coat, women walked by with milk bottles tucked in shawls wrapped around their chests.—
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“Caskets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caskets. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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