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
There is a special memorial wall in Douglas Borough cemetery, filled with plaques to the 270 dead, as a reminder.
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Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Immediately after burying her husband in the royal cemetery of Frogmore (as had been agreed by the deceased and his niece Elizabeth II), the widow returned home.
—César Andrés Baciero, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026
Volunteers carefully placed thousands of flags throughout the cemetery grounds, honoring the men and women who gave their lives in service to the nation, a news release stated.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
Smoke billows following an Israeli strike on the area of the Rawdat al-Salihin Mosque and the nearby cemetery in the southern city of Nabatieh, Lebanon, May 26, 2026.
—CBS News, 27 May 2026
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Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Immediately after burying her husband in the royal cemetery of Frogmore (as had been agreed by the deceased and his niece Elizabeth II), the widow returned home.
—César Andrés Baciero, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026
Volunteers carefully placed thousands of flags throughout the cemetery grounds, honoring the men and women who gave their lives in service to the nation, a news release stated.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
Smoke billows following an Israeli strike on the area of the Rawdat al-Salihin Mosque and the nearby cemetery in the southern city of Nabatieh, Lebanon, May 26, 2026.
—CBS News, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cemetery
graveyard
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Putin ‘trying to erase Ukraine into a graveyard’ Charred cars were buried under rubble and people trudged through a debris-laden landscape in Kyiv on Tuesday.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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Betting against this trade, at least for now, may well be your ticket to the graveyard.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
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“Cemetery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cemetery. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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