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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Beneath a tree southwest of the cemetery’s historic bell tower, signs guide visitors to the art installation.—
Hunter Boyce,
AJC.com,
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Yesterday, my wife and I went out to the cemetery to lay some flowers for her brother and father, who passed away many years ago.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Earlier, eight people in black, presumably Oseguera's family members, rode in two cars that followed the white hearse with his remains to the graveyard.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Just like Tarzan’s graceful swing from vine to vine, the elephant graveyard was just a bit of movie script invention.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2026
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“God's acre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/God%27s%20acre. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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