as in cemetery
a piece of land used for burying the dead
reflecting the Quaker avoidance of personal vanity, the graveyard is not marked by so much as a single headstone
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Recent Examples of graveyard
But even without European football, and after a decade in which Old Trafford has at times resembled a graveyard for promising careers, the lure of Manchester United — in terms of glamour, prestige and finance — remains powerful.
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
While less than 1% growth might not seem like much, the news was widely seen as a sign that Macy’s efforts to army-crawl its way out of the retail graveyard populated by former rivals like Sears and Lord & Taylor (RIP) are starting to pay off.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Wednesday Pays a Visit to Her Grandmama Hester Frump manages funeral homes and graveyards.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Made to look like a creepy graveyard, Halloween dirt pudding starts with a layer of thick chocolate pudding that's topped with crushed chocolate cookies.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2025
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
While less than 1% growth might not seem like much, the news was widely seen as a sign that Macy’s efforts to army-crawl its way out of the retail graveyard populated by former rivals like Sears and Lord & Taylor (RIP) are starting to pay off.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Wednesday Pays a Visit to Her Grandmama Hester Frump manages funeral homes and graveyards.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Made to look like a creepy graveyard, Halloween dirt pudding starts with a layer of thick chocolate pudding that's topped with crushed chocolate cookies.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for graveyard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for graveyard
cemetery
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The unidentified motorist’s failure to put her car in park sent the SUV rolling into Pratt Pond next to the cemetery in Upton, police said.—
Boston Herald staff,
Boston Herald,
29 Sep. 2025
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Their relationship has become symbiotic, and their lives intertwined with the cemetery where both live in employee housing.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Graveyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graveyard. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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