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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Noun
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Though home to 84,000 veterans, Orange County is the largest county in California without a veterans cemetery.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
12 Mar. 2026 -
Neighbors and volunteers have stepped forward to help remove the tires and restore the cemetery to its rightful state.—
Nakell Williams,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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To see the cypress graveyard, put in at 191 Kenwood Boat Ramp Road in Interlachen for an out-and-back paddle of 2-3 miles.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 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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“God's acre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/God%27s%20acre. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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