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
For the second year, the cemetery partnered with local gallery Cat Eye Creative to curate with new artists and a new path through the cemetery.
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Yvonne Zusel, AJC.com, 17 Apr. 2026
On apple farms, there are often about two or three colonies per hectare, underscoring the scale of the population in the cemetery.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Two years after her husband died, Celina Gonzalez had his remains interred in a San Diego cemetery.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The price of opening a grave site in one of the city’s cemeteries will jump to $1,000 on a weekday and $1,200 on a weekend or holiday (up from $800 and $950, respectively).
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
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Yvonne Zusel, AJC.com, 17 Apr. 2026
On apple farms, there are often about two or three colonies per hectare, underscoring the scale of the population in the cemetery.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Two years after her husband died, Celina Gonzalez had his remains interred in a San Diego cemetery.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The price of opening a grave site in one of the city’s cemeteries will jump to $1,000 on a weekday and $1,200 on a weekend or holiday (up from $800 and $950, respectively).
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cemetery
graveyard
Noun
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Shirley was buried in a segregated graveyard under live oaks, on a bayou.—
Jesmyn Ward,
Vanity Fair,
21 Apr. 2026
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Their remains have been moved across the street to another section of the graveyard.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Cemetery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cemetery. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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