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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
Jt Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
An overhead shot reveals many, many graves.
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Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
18 June 2026
That data revealed that the plague seemed to have spread among family members, often killing several at close enough to the same time that siblings often share graves.
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ArsTechnica,
18 June 2026
Marmot teeth pendants were also found within the graves.
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Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
The Knicks, once again, dug their own graves.
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Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
Nothing but smoke and fires roaming freely, invading even our graves.
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Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
Above the beach is a military cemetery with crosses and Stars of David for the more than 9,300 graves.
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Jerry Shnay,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2026
Only a few elite graves have ever been uncovered, along with evidence of rulers or wealthy families, so the Cucuteni-Trypillia seemed to have boasted a large population, without a centralized government.
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Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
His remains were unearthed in 2022, along with 13 others, as archeologists were working to preserve shallow battlefield graves from erosion and relic hunters.
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Jt Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
An overhead shot reveals many, many graves.
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Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
18 June 2026
That data revealed that the plague seemed to have spread among family members, often killing several at close enough to the same time that siblings often share graves.
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ArsTechnica,
18 June 2026
Marmot teeth pendants were also found within the graves.
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Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
The Knicks, once again, dug their own graves.
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Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
Nothing but smoke and fires roaming freely, invading even our graves.
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Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
Above the beach is a military cemetery with crosses and Stars of David for the more than 9,300 graves.
—
Jerry Shnay,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2026
Only a few elite graves have ever been uncovered, along with evidence of rulers or wealthy families, so the Cucuteni-Trypillia seemed to have boasted a large population, without a centralized government.
—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
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.
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Todd Spangler,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for graves
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The Drenthepad covers roughly 340 kilometers (211 miles) across the unspoiled Dutch province of Drenthe, passing megalithic tombs, heathlands, forests and small villages, and crossing three national parks.
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The route passes megalithic tombs, heathlands, forests and small villages, and crosses three different national parks along the way.
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There are kills aplenty and deaths of profound significance.
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The recent deaths of three hikers in Grand Canyon National Park has prompted the National Park Service to remind park-goers of safety precautions.
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Kirby beautifully etches these notions into Miss Black America.
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With the news that Assad had fled the country came the hope of finding out their fates.
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And yet the federalist structure of our government — largely giving states the power to determine their own fates — complicates that idea.
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Malcolm Arnold’s 2,000-square-foot business, Apple Core Electronics, on Flushing Avenue in Bushwick makes exterior intercom panels, sets their wiring, punches buttons and engraves addresses.
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The company also engraves the names of the two teams, the final score, the location of the game and its date on the trophy base.
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SpaceX, the commercial spaceflight company Musk founded in 2002, has endured a few more fiery demises of the mammoth Starship rocket since that explosive debut.
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No reason was provided for the shops’ demises.
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The current inscribes some victims’ skin with mysterious scarlike patterns called Lichtenberg figures, which resemble the limbs of a barren tree—or the branching structure of lightning itself.
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What stood out most, however, was just how emotional the event was, particularly considering the many recent passings of some of our most beloved film and TV luminaries.
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When annual results are compiled each January, winners tend to be amateur grim reapers who predicted a mix of shocking young deaths and the passings of anyone over 90.
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“Graves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graves. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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