churchyards

Definition of churchyardsnext
plural of churchyard

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for churchyards
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Although the focus is on architecture, many of the homes in the landmark district have lovely landscaped backyards that guests are welcome to visit and admire.
    Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Plug-in solar can be installed on balconies, decks, in backyards, on patios, and even in schoolyards.
    Lauren Phillips, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • The city’s oldest Zen Buddhist temple, Kennin-ji Temple is across the street, and one of the hotel’s many offerings is a quiet early morning walking meditation led by a monk in the dry gardens of its sub-temple Ryosokuin.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2026
  • For a quieter break, the Fort Worth Botanic Garden offers walking paths, themed gardens and a peaceful Japanese Garden.
    Taylor Haught, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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 27 Mar. 2026.

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