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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
Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, at Mount Moriah, the graves Gerlach allegedly prayed on are old, ornate mausoleums and large crypt-like vaults, many from the 1800s.
—Joe Holden, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
His final resting place is next to the graves of his great aunt, Susan Presley, and great uncle, Noah Presley.
—Bob Mehr, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 6 Jan. 2026
More recently, Czech excavators found multiple military graves during highway construction, both linked to Austro-Prussian wars.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Other nearby graves in this section of Forest Lawn include Bette Davis, Liberace, rocker Ronnie James Dio, and Freddie Prinze, star of Chico and the Man and father of actor Freddie Prinze Jr.
—Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Jan. 2026
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
For thousands of years, families in China have celebrated Qingming after the spring equinox, cleaning and decorating their ancestor’s graves and offering plates of sweet dumplings.
—Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Todd Spangler, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
They were given 45 minutes to get as many coffins into graves as possible.
—Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, at Mount Moriah, the graves Gerlach allegedly prayed on are old, ornate mausoleums and large crypt-like vaults, many from the 1800s.
—Joe Holden, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
His final resting place is next to the graves of his great aunt, Susan Presley, and great uncle, Noah Presley.
—Bob Mehr, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 6 Jan. 2026
More recently, Czech excavators found multiple military graves during highway construction, both linked to Austro-Prussian wars.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Other nearby graves in this section of Forest Lawn include Bette Davis, Liberace, rocker Ronnie James Dio, and Freddie Prinze, star of Chico and the Man and father of actor Freddie Prinze Jr.
—Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Jan. 2026
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
For thousands of years, families in China have celebrated Qingming after the spring equinox, cleaning and decorating their ancestor’s graves and offering plates of sweet dumplings.
—Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 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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Between 2022 and 2024, the Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology excavated a series of ancient tombs in the Jiali Village of Zi’an.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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On the moors, cliffs, and hills there are wind farms; oil terminals; small farms, some of which have been there for many centuries; ruined medieval churches and hermitages; and prehistoric settlements, tombs, and monuments.—
Sarah Moss,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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Michael David McKee was arrested over the weekend in Illinois on two counts of murder in the deaths of Monique Tepe and her husband, Spencer.—
Elise Hammond,
CNN Money,
13 Jan. 2026
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Advertisement What makes these cuts particularly remarkable is that on May 14, 2025, the Division of Overdose Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had announced, based on provisional data, that the number of overdose deaths in 2024 had dropped 27%.—
Charles LeBaron,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Kirby beautifully etches these notions into Miss Black America.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
28 Aug. 2025
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Instead of revealing the tally of the jury votes on the island, final players would have to wait to learn their fates months later, when the show aired.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
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To the seats at the tables where so many decisions are made — decisions that dominate our days and dictate our health and determine our fates.—
Heidi Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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Every watch represents almost a full year of work, and the watchmaker engraves his signature on a gold plaque inside the movement after final testing.—
Thor Svaboe,
Robb Report,
24 Nov. 2025
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Nothing engraves glass as uniformly and perfectly as UV lasers.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Sep. 2025
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No reason was provided for the shops’ demises.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Nov. 2025
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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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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 15 Jan. 2026.
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