Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for churchyards
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Clandestine graves are discovered on a semiregular basis; more than 70,000 unidentified remains have piled up in morgues and cemeteries.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026 -
The older cemeteries feel messier and more vibrant — more alive.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
14 Apr. 2026
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But some communities, wary of the environmental and financial implications of such facilities in their backyards, are fighting back.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Ciays propane pit delivers just that with an impressive, adjustable 50,000 BTUs of heat in a compact frame that’s ideal for small patios, balconies, and backyards.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 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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According to officials, there are only 23 official pollinator gardens on park property citywide, eight of them in Brooklyn.—
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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One of her favorite morning traditions is to hop in her red golf cart in her bathrobe and take inventory of her extensive gardens.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 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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According to the agenda, this reduction in staff will only impact certain campuses.—
Lacey Beasley,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Ollendorff said the cuts will include the elimination of one group that oversees some of the district’s more than 200 campuses.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Churchyards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/churchyards. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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