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 of cemetery
One of the scenes that surprised me most in the final season of Stranger Things was when Dustin got jumped at the cemetery.
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
For the Day 2 stretch between the cemetery and Garden District, the streetcar is both practical and scenic.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Many residents were moved and landmarks uprooted in the process, including a cemetery and a church that were moved to the nearby Reform community.
—Arkansas Online, 4 Apr. 2026
Spring Grove historian Debbie Brandt said that tale can't be confirmed with cemetery records.
—Jennie Key, Cincinnati Enquirer, 31 Mar. 2026
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
For the Day 2 stretch between the cemetery and Garden District, the streetcar is both practical and scenic.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Many residents were moved and landmarks uprooted in the process, including a cemetery and a church that were moved to the nearby Reform community.
—Arkansas Online, 4 Apr. 2026
Spring Grove historian Debbie Brandt said that tale can't be confirmed with cemetery records.
—Jennie Key, Cincinnati Enquirer, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cemetery
graveyard
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An intruder entered the graveyard in an attempt to steal headstones for their bronze and copper plaques, the owner said.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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An unceremonious dumping ground for the sort of horror movies most people can live without, Q1 has long functioned as a graveyard for the genre.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Cemetery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cemetery. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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