resting place

noun

1
: a place where people can stop and rest
We found a good resting place by the side of the trail.
2
: a place where someone is buried
her final/last resting place
3
: a place where something has been put
The monument was moved to a new resting place.

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Like Vivian's family, Lova's parents moved the dollhouse to her resting place after her death. Angela Andaloro, People.com, 9 July 2025 Based on computer simulations, the researchers conclude that wave heights of around 50 meters lasting around 90 seconds were needed to dislodge it from its origin and move it to its resting place. David Bressan, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025 On June 8, 1944, the U.S. First Army established the first American military cemetery on European soil as a resting place for the U.S. soldiers who lost their lives during the D-Day invasion, including on Omaha Beach, the deadliest of the five Allied landing spots. Blane Bachelor, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2025 Not unlike the human snowbirds, hundreds of actual birds use Port Aransas and neighboring Mustang Island as a popular resting place in their seasonal migratory patterns through the Central Flyway. Mariah Tyler, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for resting place

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“Resting place.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resting%20place. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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