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  • past tense form of bury.
  • past participle of bury.
Definitions

buried

[ber-eed] / ˈbɛr id /
ADJECTIVE
concealed
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Antonyms


ADJECTIVE
engrossed
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When Parsons posted a note about the fraudulent charges, it was quickly buried by the nonsense.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Eisenkot, a general who, in Leon’s words, “comes from the people,” and who buried his son Gal can make that case.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

With his lanky frame, unruly hair and sad, deep-set eyes, Turturro, 69, often inhabits twitchy, tightly wound characters, though he can also recede into stillness, conveying buried hurt and pain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

The mission involved each player having to build a shield on a plinth in front of them out of 3D jigsaw-type pieces which were buried in troughs in sawdust.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

He had taken the hat, quickly dug a hole, buried the hat and smoothed the snow over it, then gone back to sitting, staring ahead, looking completely innocent.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen


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