cemetery

noun

ˈse-mə-ˌter-ē How to pronounce cemetery (audio)
Definition of cemeterynext
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 Investigators got another chance in 2007 when the remains were removed from a cemetery so a DNA sample could finally be collected. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026 The cemetery, at 1218 Glendon Avenue in the Westwood area near UCLA, is open from 10am to 5PM daily. — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Kim also visited the Chinese volunteer soldiers’ cemetery, paying respects at the grave of Mao Anying, son of Mao Zedong, KCNA said on Monday, in a further sign of warming ties with Beijing. — Reuters, NBC news, 27 July 2026 McCarthy pulls out of the cemetery and onto Greenfield Avenue. — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for cemetery
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graveyard
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  • More than 80 years after the end of World War II, one of Europe’s largest wartime graveyards is once again emerging from the water.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The same play-offs that had proved to be the graveyard of York’s promotion hopes at the semi-final stage 12 months earlier beckoned.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
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“Cemetery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cemetery. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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