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Recent Examples of Synonyms for churchyards
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University of Oxford ancient DNA researcher Ruairidh Macleod and his colleagues recently sequenced the telltale bacterial DNA in teeth from plague victims at four ancient cemeteries in the area around Russia’s Lake Baikal.
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Willerslev and other researchers looked for traces of plague-causing bacteria in remains from four cemeteries near Siberia's Lake Baikal.
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The county, local agencies, utilities and property owners are in a constant battle with the flora and fauna just beyond fencelines and backyards.
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Any residents on the 300 block of Front Street are being asked to exit their homes through their backyards.
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The monastery includes a massive network of underground catacombs, which contain the bodies of early Slavic saints, and is one of the most sacred locations in Eastern Orthodox Christianity and a symbol of the country’s cultural and spiritual heritage.
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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.
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The surrounding lawn includes topiary gardens and tranquil fountains.
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Instead of a hallway of bedrooms under a single roof, the sleeping spaces are dispersed across the property, each with direct access to the gardens — a design more commonly found in tropical destinations than in a tony coastal enclave about 35 miles north of San Francisco.
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The largest and deepest of these whale graveyards was discovered in the Diamantina Fracture Zone—a deep-sea trench located about 1,400 km (about 870 miles) off the coast of Western Australia in the Indian Ocean.
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These graveyards form when whale carcasses fall to the sea floor, becoming a sustaining snack for nearby critters.
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The data from those campuses bears it out.
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Citing air quality concerns, the LAUSD has relocated students in the Boyle Heights area to different campuses through Wednesday.
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“Churchyards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/churchyards. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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