Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for churchyards
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In one of its more obscure functions, the office also licenses certain private cemeteries.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026 -
Also, the cemeteries are major tourist attractions.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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Between downtown and Venice Beach, thousands of homeowners uprooted their orange trees and put oil derricks right in their backyards.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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What’s great about baseball is that the professionals in Major League Baseball play basically the same game that 5-year-olds in backyards play.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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His only book, Portraits in Life and Death (1976), juxtaposed photos of people in his circle and with images of ancient corpses in the Palermo catacombs.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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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
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As the cultural heart of our region, Balboa Park and its museums, gardens and public spaces serve millions each year.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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William joked about the difficulty of navigating the vast spaces of Lambeth Palace, while Kate spoke about the gardens, emphasizing their role as spaces of reflection and tranquility for clergy and visitors.—
Stefania Conrieri,
Vanity Fair,
27 Mar. 2026
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The new observations reveal that under the right conditions, even these hostile stellar graveyards can preserve frozen molecules.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2026
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The urge to tame big corporate landlords is bubbling over among locals in woodsy Paulding County, Georgia, an Atlanta exurb where church steeples and old graveyards punctuate the rolling hills, and an 18-foot fiberglass Wonder Woman waves at drivers.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
10 Feb. 2026
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Other Gulf countries like Qatar have started to reopen campuses — and Saudi Arabia’s schools never closed — even as Iranian missiles and drones continue to hit cities.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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Nevertheless, college campuses have become hubs of activity for sports betting and, increasingly, gambling addiction.—
MICHAEL GOLDBERG Mississippi Today,
Arkansas Online,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Churchyards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/churchyards. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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