churchyards

noun

plural of churchyard
1
as in cemeteries

Related Words

Relevance
2
as in backyards

Related Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for churchyards
  1. cemeteries
  2. backyards
  3. catacombs
  4. gardens
  5. graveyards
  6. campuses
Noun
  • Mowing at both cemeteries allots $30,550 for 13 cuts over a 26-week period, which conflicts with weekly and bi-weekly contracts for downtown areas, and six-week maintenance periods at ponds and other sites.
    — Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • In one instance, kurgans of an elite man and his grandchildren were found at different cemeteries more than 60 miles (nearly 100 kilometers) apart.
    — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of cemeteries
Noun
  • Birding is growing in popularity across Georgia, where backyards, parks and green spaces offer opportunities to spot everything from soaring raptors to colorful song birds.
    — Lesly Gregory, AJC.com, 9 July 2026
  • In her professional life, Greenland landscapes other people’s backyards for her company Sustain With Me Landscapes.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
Definition of backyards
Noun
  • 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.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 15 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of catacombs
Noun
  • Juan Guerrero, 70, has lived in Marbella for the past 50 years, and laments the changes to the city, which used to be a small fishing town dotted with vegetable gardens.
    — Sabrina Nelson Garcinuño, Fortune, 13 July 2026
  • The king has continued to spend significant time at Highgrove House in Gloucestershire, which now features one of Britain’s most celebrated organic gardens.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 12 July 2026
Definition of gardens
Noun
  • 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.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 June 2026
  • These graveyards form when whale carcasses fall to the sea floor, becoming a sustaining snack for nearby critters.
    — Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
Definition of graveyards
Noun
  • Thousands of residents commute every day to major employment centers like the tourism corridor, healthcare campuses, and other job hubs.
    — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
  • College campuses are ideal spaces for today’s students – who are tomorrow’s voters and decision makers – to learn and practice freedom of thought and expression.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 10 July 2026
Definition of campuses
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

churchyard
churchyards
churl
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Churchyards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/churchyards. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation

More from Merriam-Webster on churchyards

Nglish: Translation of churchyards for Spanish Speakers

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Longest Long Words List

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
banana-mirrored
Contradictory Words Quiz Pick out which word means one thing…and the opp...
See All