buried
Americanadjective
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placed in the ground and covered with earth.
There are countless opportunities for leaks in the miles of buried, hard-to-inspect pipes under the nuclear plant site.
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(of a corpse) placed in the ground or a vault or tomb, or into the sea, often with ceremony.
Here, in the largest of these cemeteries, lie 12,000 buried soldiers from many countries.
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plunged deeply into something.
She looked in shock at the mayor, who was calmly taking the buried knife out of his chest without spilling a drop of blood.
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covered or concealed; made hard to find.
One of the best reasons for the poem’s effectiveness as propaganda is its barely buried exposé of the true engine of war: fear.
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put out of one’s mind.
These pages of fiction woke me up to the buried emotions left from a relationship that nearly cost me my life as a teen.
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A time capsule buried in 1876 was opened in 1976.
From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026
But buried in the recent strength of the greenback is a building risk.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 2, 2026
There, the four candidates for bishop prostrated themselves before an altar, their heads buried in red velvet pillows.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026
When the national mood wobbles, we turn to the arts, which have the power to free buried desires, soothe souls and cross divides.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026
Torak knelt and buried his face in Wolf’s fur.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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