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Recent Examples of churchyard
The pilgrimage continues with a visit to the writer’s simple grave in the village churchyard, followed by a walk (one of Graves’ favorites) through terraced olive groves to the rocky sea-cove at Cala Deià.
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Paul Richardson, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Feb. 2026
An unusual structural failure recently caused a dramatic, sinkhole-like collapse in an historic English churchyard — revealing a 300-year-old family vault.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 26 Nov. 2025
Installing pipework through the churchyard for the heat pumps, which are in a fenced enclosure nearby, was a painstaking process.
—Chris Baraniuk, Wired News, 13 Nov. 2025
As befits the setting of an old stone church with a shadowy churchyard, theological themes surface concerning everything from faith to resurrection to desecration to the nature of miracles.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Paul Richardson, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Feb. 2026
An unusual structural failure recently caused a dramatic, sinkhole-like collapse in an historic English churchyard — revealing a 300-year-old family vault.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 26 Nov. 2025
Installing pipework through the churchyard for the heat pumps, which are in a fenced enclosure nearby, was a painstaking process.
—Chris Baraniuk, Wired News, 13 Nov. 2025
As befits the setting of an old stone church with a shadowy churchyard, theological themes surface concerning everything from faith to resurrection to desecration to the nature of miracles.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for churchyard
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The video showed Disneyland visitors squeezing past the lapbars on the closed ride vehicles and walking around the Haunted Mansion cemetery set amid moving animatronic figures and props.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
2 June 2026
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Excavations at the site are ongoing, and archaeologists hope future work will provide a clearer picture of the people buried there and the role the cemetery played in the final centuries of Heliopolis.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
1 June 2026
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Recovering now, he's relieved to be back for the playoffs and able to practice with his dad in the backyard.—
Stephanie Stahl,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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The other jumped a fence into a backyard and was arrested after being found during a yard-to-yard search by officers, police said.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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Don't let the name Wind Cave National Park lull you into thinking only of the dark and mysterious catacombs of the cave.—
Robert Annis,
Midwest Living,
14 May 2026
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Legend has it that these relics are the remains of martyrs from the early days of Christianity in Rome that were discovered in the 16th century in unmarked graves in the city's catacombs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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Its 23 spacious rooms and suites, all with terraces or private gardens, have spectacular sea views and are nestled into a ridge overlooking a secluded cove near the medieval hilltop village of Ramatuelle.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Set in a 16th-century annex to Palazzo Borghese, whose verdant gardens are visible from the rooms on the upper floors, Hotel Vilòn was designed by architect Giampiero Panepinto and set designer Paolo Bonfini, who imbued it with a bit of cinematic flair.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Robb Report,
4 June 2026
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Putin ‘trying to erase Ukraine into a graveyard’ Charred cars were buried under rubble and people trudged through a debris-laden landscape in Kyiv on Tuesday.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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Betting against this trade, at least for now, may well be your ticket to the graveyard.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
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These are often called dooryard violets and the Latin name is viola sororia.—
Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
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But on a clear day after rain, the dooryards and the narrow streets are fragrant with summer lilacs; the overgrown grass by the river, where people of all backgrounds pause to rest, blows on the approach to a high, arcing bridge; and startling moments of bright, simple beauty emerge.—
Nathan Heller,
Vogue,
17 Oct. 2024
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The ban does not apply if students leave campus during their lunch period.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
9 June 2026
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Kasic, who runs the film program at Sacramento State, had 10 student filmmakers on her team — including seven from the local campus.—
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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“Churchyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/churchyard. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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