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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Arrest papers show a cemetery board member first called the police.—
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Adelaida returns from the cemetery to discover her apartment has been taken over by a woman aligned with the regime.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Jan. 2026
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Off in the distance, away from the units surrounded by gates and observation towers, a graveyard with a white arched gate sits in the midst of clear blue sky.—
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14 Jan. 2026
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Alice, who often visited Charlotte's resting place, also knew about Jack and Rachel's secret trysts near the graveyard.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
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“God's acre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/God%27s%20acre. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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