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repose

[ri-pohz] / rɪˈpoʊz /




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A moral universe in which I can meaningfully tell my beads for the repose of the souls of departed friends and family.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

On Friday, hundreds gathered in the village to pay respect to Ms Whyte and her children as they lay in repose together.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025

While her maybe-beau stays forced in repose, Iris cycles through all the different types of women she could be.

From Salon • Jul. 25, 2025

Water can be used to dampen and repose the body and paint can be removed or retouched.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025

The confidence he had thought fit to repose in me seemed a tribute to my discretion: I regarded and accepted it as such.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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