embalm
Example Sentences
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Before the 90-day waiting period is over, mortuaries are not allowed to embalm or cremate people without authorization from their next of kin, so the cooler is the only way to keep remains preserved.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2024
She and her colleagues also embalm about 65% of the bodies, preserving them for longer and slowing down decomposition.
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2023
“I had no desire to embalm or freeze artists who were still alive and making work.”
From New York Times • Sep. 13, 2022
However, Full Circle, and doulas across the country, do not embalm or handle human remains.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2022
Someone had to embalm her before Mollie saw her.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
Vocabulary lists containing embalm
Ancient Egypt - Introductory
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