Bury
Bury verb - To place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea.
Found
Found verb - To be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers: Fat Freddy is found lifeless in bed - his grief-stricken friends hold a wake and bury him themselves.
Source: Disney Death -
The CSI episode "Alter Boys", where a man in bloody clothes is found by the police trying to bury two bodies in the desert.
Source: The Corpse Stops Here -
In 'Ware Hawk, the heroine nearly stops to bury the dead before going on because they had found one survivor who had to take precedence.
Source: Due to the Dead
Cite this Source
Found and Bury. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bury/found
Bury & Found. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bury/found>.
Found or Bury. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bury/found.
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