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as in tombs
a final resting place for a dead person
the forlorn boy put flowers on his mother's grave
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as in deaths
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
a rock star who found his early grave in a plane crash
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Recent Examples of graves
Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
Men, women and even children were shot into unmarked mass graves.
—Jesse Kirsch, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2025
The graves included civilians killed in what became known as the Hula massacre, with two Israeli army officers tried in Israel for war crimes.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
The third day, families gather at the cemetery from morning till night to decorate graves and say goodbye.
—Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Keeping her content respectful is also important, and Abrams is adamant about telling these individual's stories and restoring their graves with their humanity in mind.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Those are just a few of the many points of interest on the grounds of Mount Olivet Cemetery, founded in Nashville in 1856 and today home to more than 200,000 graves.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Oct. 2025
And the mass graves of corpses evicted from San Francisco cemeteries a century ago.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
When a prisoner died, they were either buried in unmarked graves or dismembered and thrown to the sharks.
—Maya Duclay, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2025
Todd Spangler, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
Two tipsters had told Carpenter that a man named Don Miller had stolen human remains and burial pieces from Native American graves along with other cultural artifacts from around the world.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
Men, women and even children were shot into unmarked mass graves.
—Jesse Kirsch, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2025
The graves included civilians killed in what became known as the Hula massacre, with two Israeli army officers tried in Israel for war crimes.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
The third day, families gather at the cemetery from morning till night to decorate graves and say goodbye.
—Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Keeping her content respectful is also important, and Abrams is adamant about telling these individual's stories and restoring their graves with their humanity in mind.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Those are just a few of the many points of interest on the grounds of Mount Olivet Cemetery, founded in Nashville in 1856 and today home to more than 200,000 graves.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Oct. 2025
And the mass graves of corpses evicted from San Francisco cemeteries a century ago.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
When a prisoner died, they were either buried in unmarked graves or dismembered and thrown to the sharks.
—Maya Duclay, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
Las acciones de Google son especialmente insensibles y graves ante el cierre administrativo temporal del gobierno (shutdown), ignorando las peticiones de funcionarios gubernamentales y organizaciones hispanas que les solicitaron mantener la programación de Univision en el paquete principal.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for graves
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But now, winners of the lottery will be granted the opportunity to buy and restore one of 30 tombs in three different cemeteries, with city hall agreeing to lease the corresponding burial plot to those who meet certain standards.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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An extensive list of notable tombs can be found at the Colma Historical Museum on Hillside Boulevard.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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To date, the agency has investigated 408 fatal incidents resulting in 454 deaths on Arkansas highways, state police records say.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
10 Nov. 2025
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The hurricane has been blamed for 77 deaths, according to the Pan American Health Organization.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Kirby beautifully etches these notions into Miss Black America.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Our fates are clearly connected, for better and for worse.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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In other words, investors might bail on companies such as Nvidia, Oracle, and CoreWeave, whose fates are deemed too closely tied up with OpenAI’s.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Nothing engraves glass as uniformly and perfectly as UV lasers.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The mission, the fourth of 2025, would also be Starship's first flight since May 27 amid a year plagued by explosive demises for the vehicle.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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But a good time in enviable vacation spots is guaranteed, with ghoulish demises for many principal figures here served up like caviar on sashimi.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Two widows cashing out after their husband’s untimely and suspicious passings.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
23 Sep. 2025
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The recent, tragic passings of Benjamin Kelly, James Maldonado, Christian Collado, and now another man — all in one month — are not isolated incidents.—
Darren Mack,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Graves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graves. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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