as in cemeteries
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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Noun
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But now, winners of the lottery will be granted the opportunity to buy and restore one of 30 tombs in three different cemeteries, with city hall agreeing to lease the corresponding burial plot to those who meet certain standards.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025 -
City and county governments set local rules covering burials, inurnments, entombments and the upkeep of cemeteries, mausoleums and columbariums, according to state law.—
Angela Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Former houses were demolished and repurposed into quarries, graveyards and workshops.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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There are multiple graveyards along the trail, too, their grass sometimes mowed by trail clubs like Hudnell’s.—
Grayson Haver Currin,
Outside,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Boneyards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boneyards. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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