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
Despite today’s sorry state, Riverside was once the cemetery of choice.
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Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
Price was speeding south on Edgerton and slammed into the Corolla, a collision that pushed the sedan across the road and into the fence of Forest Lawn Memorial Park cemetery.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2026
Greta Hamilton, who made history in 2021 as the first woman of color to serve as director of the Fort Rosecrans and Miramar national cemeteries.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Jackson lives in Kinston, about 9 miles north of the cemetery, court records show.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
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Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
Price was speeding south on Edgerton and slammed into the Corolla, a collision that pushed the sedan across the road and into the fence of Forest Lawn Memorial Park cemetery.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2026
Greta Hamilton, who made history in 2021 as the first woman of color to serve as director of the Fort Rosecrans and Miramar national cemeteries.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Jackson lives in Kinston, about 9 miles north of the cemetery, court records show.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cemetery
graveyard
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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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Maritime archaeologists have discovered a massive 328-foot ship graveyard off the coast of the 2,000-year-old ancient Greek port city of Ptolemais, Libya.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Cemetery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cemetery. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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