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
In its application, ATC said its proposal strives for minimal impact to existing homes, schools, places of worship, cemeteries, natural spaces and areas used for cultural, historical, archaeological, recreational, economic, transportation and agricultural purposes.
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Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Singapore’s gamblers have long been known to visit cemeteries in the dead of night to divine winning lottery numbers.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Officials in Saint-Tropez said Monday that Bardot will be buried in a seaside cemetery there, without giving a date.
—CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
In this sense, the cliffs functioned not just as cemeteries, but as some sort of social marker in the remote wilderness.
—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2025
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Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Singapore’s gamblers have long been known to visit cemeteries in the dead of night to divine winning lottery numbers.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Officials in Saint-Tropez said Monday that Bardot will be buried in a seaside cemetery there, without giving a date.
—CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
In this sense, the cliffs functioned not just as cemeteries, but as some sort of social marker in the remote wilderness.
—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cemetery
graveyard
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On Wednesday, Duff ramped up the anticipation for her new album, teasing a new song about dive bar hookups, inconvenient roommates, and a once-red-hot romance fizzling into the tombs of relationship graveyards.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
7 Jan. 2026
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Advertisement The two graveyards rest on land that was once part of one of over 50 plantations owned by the white Hairston family across several states.—
Jeffrey Bennett,
Time,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Cemetery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cemetery. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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