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funeral

noun as in ceremony for the dead

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The funerals of his family were held in Israel while he was still in Hamas captivity not knowing their fate.

From BBC

Ali, with great physical difficulty, attended Frazier’s funeral and called him “a great champion.”

There’s an elderly gentleman named George who has been stopping by the funeral home on occasion to talk about anything from the weather to the most recent details of his grief work.

From Salon

Rescuers could not find enough funeral shrouds for all the bodies.

From BBC

When the child died, it is alleged they initially thought of cremating the body in the back garden of their home before contacting a funeral director.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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