inurns

verb

present tense third-person singular of inurn
as in immures

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  1. entombs
  2. enshrines
  3. buries
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  • The sunken battleship entombs more than 900 sailors and Marines at Pearl Harbor.
    — Jim Mustian, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Definition of entombs
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  • While there are exceptions, this prevents teams from ever falling under the control of a single, external investor and enshrines supporters as stakeholders to whom, ultimately, those who make decisions are accountable.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • One law enshrines Torah study as a foundational state value in a Basic Law, a move that critics say lays the constitutional groundwork for exemptions to survive future Supreme Court challenges.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Definition of enshrines
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  • Everyone stress-tests the checkout, then quietly buries returns, cancellations and subscription pauses.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The winter months pass, long nights, a bomb cyclone that buries my basement windows in snow and leaves me to lurk in the dark like a slumbering bear, and then spring arrives abrupt and clanging and golden.
    — Brian Laidlaw, Longreads, 1 Sep. 2026
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“Inurns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inurns. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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