Thesaurus results for BONEYARDS

boneyards

noun

plural of boneyard

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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Recent Examples of boneyards Many fire engines are mothballed in city boneyards, and the department has lost nearly 50 more firefighters since the Palisades fire. — Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026

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While padlocks have been found at Jewish cemeteries in Poland, the study authors noted the site carried no other characteristic features suggesting this was a Jewish grave.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Throughout Porter County, trees that have stood up to 100 years have collapsed in cemeteries, Topoll said.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of cemeteries

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Another recurring ingredient is goopher dust, which consists of soil collected from graveyards.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Back home, women prepare chapatis and visit graveyards carrying flowers and prayers for deceased relatives.

— Umar Farooq, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Aug. 2026

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