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
Earlier, eight people in black, presumably Oseguera's family members, rode in two cars that followed the white hearse with his remains to the graveyard.
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CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Just like Tarzan’s graceful swing from vine to vine, the elephant graveyard was just a bit of movie script invention.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
The same is true in several Republican-leaning counties in the suburbs — and even in rural Texas, which has been a graveyard for Democratic candidates for decades.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
For example, Mermentau Cove previously used Mardi Gras funds to construct a pavilion for their graveyard and add flags to veterans' graves.
—Carlie Procell, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
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CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Just like Tarzan’s graceful swing from vine to vine, the elephant graveyard was just a bit of movie script invention.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
The same is true in several Republican-leaning counties in the suburbs — and even in rural Texas, which has been a graveyard for Democratic candidates for decades.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
For example, Mermentau Cove previously used Mardi Gras funds to construct a pavilion for their graveyard and add flags to veterans' graves.
—Carlie Procell, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for graveyard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for graveyard
cemetery
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Jackson lives in Kinston, about 9 miles north of the cemetery, court records show.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
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Beneath a leaden sky in a municipal cemetery, relatives of Eduardo Ramos and Alicia Cerrotta carry the two urns containing their remains.—
Débora Rey,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Graveyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graveyard. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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