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crypt

[kript] / krɪpt /


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The bronze crypt plate mounted at the mausoleum had the star’s name engraved on it before she died, alongside her husband’s name and a depiction of her Tennessee home.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

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

"Over time, more and more areas with an older epigenetic profile develop in the tissue. Through the natural process of crypt division, these regions continuously enlarge and can continue to grow over many years."

From Science Daily Jan. 10, 2026

I wondered what a crypt was like, if there were coffins standing there.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

Brontë was fascinated by silent crypts and tormenting passions.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

All the mummified remains in the various crypts, apart from the Crusader are of people who died between 400 and 450 years ago, according to the Church.

From BBC Mar. 30, 2025

Serrated adenomas, on the other hand, are associated with a different type of stem-like cell with fetal characteristics that appears mysteriously at the tops of the crypts.

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

"Father took the king down to the crypts this afternoon. The queen didn't want him to go."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin




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