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funeral service

NOUN
last rites
Synonyms
WEAK
burial service exequies extreme unction funeral ceremony funeral rites last duty last honors last offices memorial service obsequies sacrament of the sick viaticum visitation of the sick
NOUN
obsequy
Synonyms
WEAK
eulogy funeral rite
NOUN
wake
Synonyms
STRONG
deathwatch rites vigil watch
WEAK
last rites obsequies

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The funeral service drew an extraordinary lineup of national figures, including former presidents Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Bill Clinton, along with former vice president Kamala Harris and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

A funeral service for LaMalfa is scheduled for Saturday afternoon at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds in Chico.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

Arevalo, elected as a moderate in 2023, led a funeral service for the slain officers on Monday at the interior ministry in Guatemala City.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

Ms Upton has previously told the BBC she had only ever received two complaints in her eight years of running her baby loss support and funeral service in Leeds.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025

Whenever a Japanese pilot volunteered to become a kamikaze pilot he was given a funeral service before he got into his plane.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac