crypt
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Another is a pungent work of terror about a cursed man who inexplicably perishes in the village’s crypt, forcing the townspeople to investigate by disinterring the bodies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
When the structure is completed and the scaffolding dismantled, the tower will be blessed on June 10 to coincide with the centenary of the death of Gaudi, whose body lies in the basilica's crypt.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
If that stem cell develops epigenetic changes, every cell within the crypt inherits them.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 10, 2026
The well has been hidden for centuries in the crypt of Glasgow Cathedral.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2025
In the graveyard, he saw as the dead see, and no tomb or grave or crypt was truly dark to him.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
Brontë was fascinated by silent crypts and tormenting passions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Conventional adenomas were thought to develop from mutations in the normal stem cells that lie at the bottoms of intestinal crypts, pit-like structures in the lining of the intestine.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2024
The preserved corpses were unintentionally mummified when they were buried in crypts in a dry, mineral-rich soil environment in the mining state of Guanajuato.
From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2024
There are vaults and crypts beneath the floor of the house, although these are no longer in use.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2024
Crosses, entire crypts, are painted periwinkle, neon green, purple.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
Vocabulary lists containing crypt
"The Cask Of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe
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