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
The researchers analyzed the remains of dozens of hunter-gatherers buried in cemeteries near Lake Baikal in what is now Siberia during the mid-Holocene—a period that spanned from about 7,000 to 5,000 years ago.
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Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
17 June 2026
Genetic research shed light on the kinship between children and adults buried in the cemeteries.
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Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
Their ancestors are buried in the same cemetery in Ross.
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Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
16 June 2026
The cemetery is where Americans remember those who sacrificed their lives for the nation.
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Boris Kachka,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
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Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
17 June 2026
Genetic research shed light on the kinship between children and adults buried in the cemeteries.
—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
Their ancestors are buried in the same cemetery in Ross.
—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
16 June 2026
The cemetery is where Americans remember those who sacrificed their lives for the nation.
—
Boris Kachka,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for cemetery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cemetery
graveyard
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There is a graveyard of companies that were once dominant, now afterthoughts.
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Continue reading … DIGGING UP DIRT — Maine lawmaker says Platner has 'a whole graveyard' of skeletons as new posts surface.
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“Cemetery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cemetery. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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