caskets

noun

plural of casket
1
as in coffins
a boxlike container for holding a dead body bought a beautiful casket when her grandmother died

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2
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 Iranian state media showed throngs of people gathered at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, a large prayer complex in Tehran, visiting the family's caskets. — Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 6 July 2026 The caskets of his dead family members sat beneath Khamenei's, which had his black turban atop it, identifying him as a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. — Nasser Karimi, Arkansas Online, 5 July 2026 The coffins were taken through the streets of Tehran on a roughly 12-hour journey to Mehrabad International Airport, where state television footage showed a truck approaching with the caskets. — ABC News, 5 July 2026 The caskets of his family members sat beneath Khamenei’s, which had his black turban atop it, identifying him as a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. — Nasser Karimi, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026 One tier below were the caskets of four family members who were killed alongside Khamenei, including his 14-month-old granddaughter, according to IRNA. — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 3 July 2026 Branwell’s coffin was carried from the house and placed next to the other family caskets. — Literary Hub, 12 May 2026 The Associated Press and USA Today reported that the churchgoers honored the children by wearing pink, purple and blue, visiting their white caskets with photos of each of the children — some alongside their favorite Disney characters — as well as praying and singing as a group. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026 Not far from the now empty home, stripped of the laughter and the innocent chaos of excited children that once filled every room and hallway with life, the three mothers, dressed in all white, sit side by side before the eight caskets. — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caskets
  1. coffins
  2. bins
  3. tombs
  4. boxes
  5. lockers
  6. trunks
  7. chests
Noun
  • Those beliefs have long shaped the role of traditional coffins in Chinese funeral customs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • After the church service, the crowd climbed up a steep hill and followed the hearses transporting the coffins to a nearby cemetery.
    — Evens Sanon, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of coffins
Noun
  • The baboon-proof bins are a good step, but Simon’s Town, an area where 60 baboons have been identified for removal, has been excluded from the rollout.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The city plans to expand its efforts by offering drop-off bins in more locations as well as on-site municipal building composting.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of bins
Noun
  • Nearby was the city’s Jewish graveyard, where the tombs are laid out around a steep flight of steps.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The Valley of the Kings and the tombs of Tutankhamun and Seti I.
    — Guy Bigiaoui, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of tombs
Noun
  • Cushions, for example, are covered in raw wool produced on Vancouver Island and handwoven by a local textile studio, and traditional bentwood boxes and bowls were crafted by Moy Sutherland, a Tlaoquiaht First Nations artist from a nearby village.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The Clarins brand developed travel retail sets with boxes decorated uniquely for the city the traveler is in, highlighting moments of discovery.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of boxes
Noun
  • Their lockers in the home clubhouse are just steps away from each other.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • To avoid bear encounters, Fish and Wildlife recommends removing unsecured food from cars and tents, using bear-resistant food canisters or bear lockers, and regularly disposing trash.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of lockers
Noun
  • But the Track Fire had interrupted this picturesque scene, charring the thick tree trunks that peppered the canyon wall in New Mexico.
    — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
  • In one image, a forlorn man appears as if swallowed by a tangle of trunks and roots.
    — Erin Parish, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of trunks
Noun
  • The players have to figure out how to open the chests, each of which contains part of a code.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Many have ports implanted beneath the skin of their chests so each treatment does not mean another needle searching for a vein already strained by months of infusions.
    — Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of chests

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