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
The association plans to use ground-penetrating radar surveys to estimate the number of people buried in the cemetery.
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Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
Minab has been transformed into a landscape of collective grief, where the rhythm of daily life now includes frequent visits to the cemetery, where small graves are arranged in neat rows, just steps apart, mimicking the order of a school assembly.
—Zohreh Saberi, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
She was buried in a meadow at Prairie Creek cemetery in October last year, and recently, King buried his brother Kenneth there, too, close to her.
—Dorany Pineda, Fortune, 2 May 2026
The reciprocal view between the Lincoln Memorial and the cemetery’s Arlington House — a mansion built by enslaved people that stands as a memorial to the Confederate General Robert E. Lee — was intentionally designed a century ago.
—New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
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Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
Minab has been transformed into a landscape of collective grief, where the rhythm of daily life now includes frequent visits to the cemetery, where small graves are arranged in neat rows, just steps apart, mimicking the order of a school assembly.
—Zohreh Saberi, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
She was buried in a meadow at Prairie Creek cemetery in October last year, and recently, King buried his brother Kenneth there, too, close to her.
—Dorany Pineda, Fortune, 2 May 2026
The reciprocal view between the Lincoln Memorial and the cemetery’s Arlington House — a mansion built by enslaved people that stands as a memorial to the Confederate General Robert E. Lee — was intentionally designed a century ago.
—New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cemetery
graveyard
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The sun will end its life as a white dwarf in around 6 billion years, fading alone in a cosmic graveyard that was once our solar system.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
12 May 2026
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If your bag has ever turned into a graveyard of tangled chargers, this cable organizer pouch will instantly feel like a reset.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2026
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“Cemetery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cemetery. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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