as in cemetery
a piece of land used for burying the dead
a once-notorious gunslinger who now lies in the forlorn boneyard of an Old West ghost town
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Recent Examples of boneyard
The state’s political boneyard has a number of Lake County candidates residing there.
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
Which one is worthy of a Jonathan Bailey clarinet solo, and which will be sent to the boneyard?
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 3 July 2025
Dinosaur biology became dynamic, rather than a boneyard.
—New Atlas, 24 June 2025
His dad worked at the boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force base in Tucson and his family lived near the end of the runway.
—Jack Armstrong, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2024
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
Which one is worthy of a Jonathan Bailey clarinet solo, and which will be sent to the boneyard?
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 3 July 2025
Dinosaur biology became dynamic, rather than a boneyard.
—New Atlas, 24 June 2025
His dad worked at the boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force base in Tucson and his family lived near the end of the runway.
—Jack Armstrong, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boneyard
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
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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
Noun
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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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“Boneyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boneyard. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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