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reburial

American  
[ree-ber-ee-uhl, -bur-] / riˈbɛr i əl, -ˈbɜr- /

noun

  1. the act or process of reburying.


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The bodies of eight British servicemen who died more than 100 years ago in World War One have been laid to rest in a reburial service in France.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2025

Yet despite being at its weakest in years, Hezbollah retains a loyal following, a reality that appeared in full force with the thousands that descended on Aitaroun for the mass reburial ceremony.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 11, 2025

They now rest in a storage unit, along with other bones awaiting reburial on higher ground.

From New York Times Sep. 27, 2023

Before his funeral and reburial on Tuesday, Shadlovskyi was buried under a number at a local cemetery along with dozens other unidentified bodies found in the area after Russian troops retreated.

From Seattle Times Jul. 18, 2023

In 1869, President Johnson ordered that the bodies of the conspirators be given to their families for reburial.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

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