churchyards

plural of churchyard

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for churchyards
Noun
  • But now, winners of the lottery will be granted the opportunity to buy and restore one of 30 tombs in three different cemeteries, with city hall agreeing to lease the corresponding burial plot to those who meet certain standards.
    Jack Guy, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
  • City and county governments set local rules covering burials, inurnments, entombments and the upkeep of cemeteries, mausoleums and columbariums, according to state law.
    Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Outdoor treatments are designed to reduce mosquitoes, ticks, and other biting insects that can make backyards difficult to enjoy.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Moreover, getting regulator and zoning approvals for nuclear facilities is a long process as most citizens do not want nuclear reactors in their backyards.
    Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • For a darker experience in the City of Light, venture beneath Paris and explore its hundreds of miles of catacombs.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Matthew Hunt gardens in the Talega enclave within the city of San Clemente, and praises his purple Polygala x dalmaisiana, commonly known as sweet pea shrub.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Located near Queen Elizabeth’s palace in Windsor, the sprawling property has eight bedrooms, classic English interiors, gorgeous gardens, tennis courts, a library, and an 18th-century orangery that John restored with the help of designers Andrew Protheroe and Adrian Cooper-Grigg.
    Mekita Rivas, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Former houses were demolished and repurposed into quarries, graveyards and workshops.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
  • There are multiple graveyards along the trail, too, their grass sometimes mowed by trail clubs like Hudnell’s.
    Grayson Haver Currin, Outside, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Some lawmakers have also expressed concern about how Isaacman might seek to reform NASA campuses across the country.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The University of California has 10 undergraduate and graduate campuses, six academic health centers and three national laboratories across the state.
    Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Churchyards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/churchyards. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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