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God's acres

noun

plural of God's acre

as in cemeteries

a piece of land used for burying the dead was laid in rest in God's acre, with a comforting view of the river he loved so much

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Brazee alleged the suspects have also hit cemeteries in Oklahoma, Minnesota, Texas, Georgia, Iowa, North Carolina and New York.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Both my wife and I always considered artificial flowers tacky and not appropriate for cemeteries, even though lots of people decorate gravesites with them.

— Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026

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Back home, women prepare chapatis and visit graveyards carrying flowers and prayers for deceased relatives.

— Umar Farooq, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Aug. 2026
More than 80 years after the end of World War II, one of Europe’s largest wartime graveyards is once again emerging from the water.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026

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