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
These graveyards form when whale carcasses fall to the sea floor, becoming a sustaining snack for nearby critters.
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Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Tens of thousands of feet below the surface, dead or dying whales have drifted to the vast graveyard, their bones commingling across an area measuring approximately 746 miles (1,200 kilometers) long.
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Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
It’s expected that an old galaxy will fizzle out over billions of years, but astronomers’ expectations were turned upside down when the James Webb came online in 2022 and observed a whole graveyard of moribund galaxies when the universe was still in its infancy.
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Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
10 June 2026
Now, scientists in the Indian Ocean have discovered an enormous whale graveyard.
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Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
10 June 2026
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Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Tens of thousands of feet below the surface, dead or dying whales have drifted to the vast graveyard, their bones commingling across an area measuring approximately 746 miles (1,200 kilometers) long.
—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
It’s expected that an old galaxy will fizzle out over billions of years, but astronomers’ expectations were turned upside down when the James Webb came online in 2022 and observed a whole graveyard of moribund galaxies when the universe was still in its infancy.
—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
10 June 2026
Now, scientists in the Indian Ocean have discovered an enormous whale graveyard.
—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graveyard
cemetery
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Doherty's father, uncle, cousin and other family members are buried at the cemetery in Newton, Massachusetts.
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The goal was to share information on the cemetery’s history, provide updates on preservation and legal efforts, and recruit volunteers.
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“Graveyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graveyard. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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