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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Light rain fell as ambulances lined up outside the cemetery and began unloading dozens of plain wooden caskets.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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The office also, in one of its more obscure functions, licenses certain private cemeteries.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Ronald White of Milton, dressed in colonial attire, stood with reenactors firing replica muskets in the church’s graveyard following the service and said the anniversary carries personal meaning.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Sure, Neon and A24 have become Oscar-winning indie players with box office hits, but given the graveyard of defunct distributors, why would anyone think releasing movies in theaters is a good business to break into?—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Boneyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boneyard. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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