Thesaurus results for CEMETERY

cemetery

noun

ˈse-mə-ˌter-ē

Definition of cemetery next

as in graveyard

a piece of land used for burying the dead many of the soldiers who died in the battle are buried in a cemetery nearby

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Recent Examples on the Web Residents knelt in silent tribute as hearses carrying the victims passed by on their way to a military cemetery outside the city for burial. —

Yehor Konovalov and Katie Marie Davies, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024 The park was a Catholic cemetery beginning in the 1870s, and many San Diego pioneers are still buried there. —

Andrew Keatts, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024 Trump visited the cemetery last week with relatives of service members who were killed in Kabul during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan three years ago. —

Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 5 Sep. 2024 Saunders had, at President Lincoln’s request, designed the striking layout of Gettysburg national cemetery. —

Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cemetery

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