as in cemetery
a piece of land used for burying the dead
a once-notorious gunslinger who now lies in the forlorn boneyard of an Old West ghost town
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Recent Examples of boneyard
Driftwood rests on a boneyard beach, a popular term for the weathered remains of shoreline trees that have fallen from an eroding maritime forest due to climate change, last year at Hunting Island State Park in St. Helena, S.C..
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Brie Jackson, NBC News, 24 Apr. 2024
Like Davis-Monthan, these boneyards aren't accessible to the public.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 17 Mar. 2024
Retired planes are sent to aircraft boneyards, also called aircraft graveyards.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 17 Mar. 2024
That process began in earnest this spring, with the oldest models selected for the boneyard.
—Kelsey D. Atherton, Popular Science, 25 May 2023
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Brie Jackson, NBC News, 24 Apr. 2024
Like Davis-Monthan, these boneyards aren't accessible to the public.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 17 Mar. 2024
Retired planes are sent to aircraft boneyards, also called aircraft graveyards.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 17 Mar. 2024
That process began in earnest this spring, with the oldest models selected for the boneyard.
—Kelsey D. Atherton, Popular Science, 25 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boneyard
Noun
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The surrounding historic cemetery is a place for quiet reflection.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
20 June 2025
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His experience in the cemetery that day has now become inextricably intertwined with his own burgeoning sexuality, just as his and Wilder’s sweat became one in the shirt that led to this moment.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
17 June 2025
Noun
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Facebook Lead Forms Facebook lead forms were once a gold mine, but are now a graveyard of fake names and ghost emails—low intent, zero commitment.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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And yes, the villainous Shooter McGavin (Christopher McDonald) also returns, reviving his rivalry with with Happy in what appears to be a graveyard.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
19 June 2025
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“Boneyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boneyard. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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