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lay to rest
verb as in bring to an end
Example Sentences
This report has been long-awaited and the government is hoping it will lay to rest the argument over how best to carry power from the new offshore windfarms in the North Sea.
Some are beginning the early work of clearing rubble and laying to rest the bodies they find — a glimpse of the immense mourning that lies ahead.
With Nasrallah’s burial, Hezbollah lays to rest a figure who left an indelible mark on the faction he helped evolve over more than 30 years of his stewardship.
It was the moment she lay to rest the Olympic ghosts of three years ago.
Hull City Council told the BBC it would speak with those affected "to agree how we can lay to rest unidentified ashes".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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