Adjective a slow and heavy funeral song Noun Only family attended the funeral. His funeral will be held on Friday. His cousin made the funeral arrangements.
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Adjective
But the comments were made before funeral details were finalized, and before protocol for transportation and business closures had been announced.WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 Politico reported last year that the British government was concerned about the huge influx of crowds to the funeral sites. Claire Parker, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 The plans include a funeral worthy of the devout and dutiful woman who pledged herself at age 21 in service to her nation and never wavered as the living symbol of the British people. Maria Puente And Jeff Stinson, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2022 Mart is a third-generation commercial stone carver, who, like most people involved in the town’s industry, generally works on funeral projects. Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2022 These specialists determined that the stone sculpture is the lid to an Egyptian canopic jar, depicting the funeral deity Imsety. Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Aug. 2022 Waiting in the sun, some dressed in funeral black, mourners stood throughout the day in a line that wrapped around the Wrigley Building to the end of the Plaza of the Americas. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2022 Weakland's funeral Mass is planned for 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, the seat of the Milwaukee Archdiocese. Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2022 This means that funeral directors must determine housing status for deaths that a medical examiner didn’t investigate.oregonlive, 17 Aug. 2022
Noun
In the meantime, a GoFundMe campaign has been launched on behalf of the Siske family to help offset funeral costs. Tristan Balagtas, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2022 Tovar leaves behind two sons and his longtime partner, according to an online fundraiser seeking to cover funeral expenses.oregonlive, 22 Aug. 2022 Andrade’s family has set up a GoFundMe page to help with funeral expenses. Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2022 More than $3 million has been donated to the Team Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief Fund, with over $120,000 given to families to cover loved ones' funeral costs, Beshear said. Eleanor Mccrary, The Courier-Journal, 5 Aug. 2022 The school also linked to a GoFundMe which was set up over the weekend to help with funeral costs. Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com, 1 Aug. 2022 The family of brothers Jair Olivares, 19, and Giovanni Olivares, 16, and their cousin Misael Olivares, 16, had to fundraise in Mexico to pay for funeral costs while mourning their loss.ABC News, 29 July 2022 The family has created a GoFundMe account to help with funeral expenses. La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 29 July 2022 Three days later, Jackson and a close friend flew to Uvalde, briefly met with Gov. Greg Abbott and presented a check for $170,000 with an offer to pay for all funeral expenses. Jim Vertuno, Chron, 22 July 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English, from Late Latin funeralis, from Latin funer-, funus funeral (noun)
Noun
Middle English funerelles (plural), from Middle French funerailles (plural), from Medieval Latin funeralia (plural), from Late Latin, neuter plural of funeralis, adjective