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- verb Present participle of
entomb .
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Examples
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To have conceived and then achieved the idea of entombing an issue of the magazine in a metal sleeve should be an inspiration to every editor to fight for crazy ideas. "
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To have conceived and then achieved the idea of entombing an issue of the magazine in a metal sleeve should be an inspiration to every editor to fight for crazy ideas. "
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Once a proving ground for presidential aspirants, Albany has turned into a political burial ground, entombing the ambitions of Mr. Spitzer and Mr. Paterson.
Governor Faces A Rough Road Jacob Gershman 2010
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The end game is potentially entombing all the reactors, which may take weeks to achieve once a decision to do so is made.
David Wagner: To Return to Japan or Not to Return: That is the Question David Wagner 2011
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Japanese officials are considering what some believe inevitable--entombing the reactors in mounds of sand and concrete, as was done at Chernobyl.
Joe Cirincione: Hiroshima to Fukushima: The Illusion of Control Joe Cirincione 2011
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Plans call for entombing some 77,000 tons of highly radioactive spent nuclear fuel that's now stored at power plants and research facilities around the country.
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The end game is potentially entombing all the reactors, which may take weeks to achieve once a decision to do so is made.
David Wagner: To Return to Japan or Not to Return: That is the Question David Wagner 2011
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I spent many happy hours with Poe, entombing people and guilt behind walls or under floorboards.
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The end game is potentially entombing all the reactors, which may take weeks to achieve once a decision to do so is made.
David Wagner: To Return to Japan or Not to Return: That is the Question David Wagner 2011
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Plans call for entombing some 77,000 tons of highly radioactive spent nuclear fuel that's now stored at power plants and research facilities around the country.
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