as in cemetery
a piece of land used for burying the dead
reflecting the Quaker avoidance of personal vanity, the graveyard is not marked by so much as a single headstone
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Recent Examples of graveyard
But the descriptions of the graveyard are downright Saundersian.
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Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
According to police, two former contract employees at Omaha's Westlawn-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery began stealing memorial vases from the graveyard and selling them as scrap metal in late June or early July, while conspiring with others to pilfer and scrap them.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
As for the dirt in the ink, which conjures up images of Dickinson with a trowel in the graveyard at night, lightning cracking overhead as rain pours down?
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 19 Aug. 2025
The company is surveying about 5,000 acres near Big Pond and Tuckahoe roads to see what the best fit would be and avoid areas like Beasley Cemetery and smaller private graveyards, McHugh said.
—Sarah Henry, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
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Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
According to police, two former contract employees at Omaha's Westlawn-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery began stealing memorial vases from the graveyard and selling them as scrap metal in late June or early July, while conspiring with others to pilfer and scrap them.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
As for the dirt in the ink, which conjures up images of Dickinson with a trowel in the graveyard at night, lightning cracking overhead as rain pours down?
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 19 Aug. 2025
The company is surveying about 5,000 acres near Big Pond and Tuckahoe roads to see what the best fit would be and avoid areas like Beasley Cemetery and smaller private graveyards, McHugh said.
—Sarah Henry, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graveyard
cemetery
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Learning about cowboys while walking through a cemetery is the best preparation apparently!—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Aug. 2025
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The site is known for its notable ancient Christian remains, including cemeteries and churches.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Graveyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graveyard. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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