as in cemetery
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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The audit also noted a Jewish cemetery in Waterbury that was vandalized with more than 12 gravestones desecrated.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
22 Apr. 2025 -
Concord, South Dakota, has a paint store, a cemetery and four waterfowl protection areas.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Once a silent graveyard of bleached coral, the ocean floor is now crackling with life thanks in part to the use of technology developed by Mars Sustainable Solutions.—
Cat Cardenas,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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Kelly writes in his report that the man caught in the graveyard with Wegman was transported to a local hospital for a pre-existing leg injury.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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“God's acre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/God%27s%20acre. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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