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  • past tense form of bury.
  • past participle of bury.
Definitions

buried

[ber-eed] / ˈbɛr id /
ADJECTIVE
concealed
Synonyms
Antonyms


ADJECTIVE
engrossed
Synonyms


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"Were they made earlier and kept until the moment of death? Were they painted at the time the deceased was buried? Were they panels that were hung in homes, in residences?" he asked.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

And once the primary ended, the pair could have buried the hatchet permanently rather than letting the tensions simmer into the general election.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

Mr. Tullett offers the example of bees that have been trained to coalesce around buried explosives in ways that can be mapped from a safe distance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

"The exposure-burial history that emerges from the model implies recycling of sediments previously deposited and buried in the rift valley... and then redeposited along the 'Ubeidiya paleo lake shoreline."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

“Did you hear about Long John Turing here? Invested his life savings in silver ingots and buried them in some secret spot.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin


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