as in cemeteries
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 graveyards
On Wednesday, Duff ramped up the anticipation for her new album, teasing a new song about dive bar hookups, inconvenient roommates, and a once-red-hot romance fizzling into the tombs of relationship graveyards.
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2026
Advertisement The two graveyards rest on land that was once part of one of over 50 plantations owned by the white Hairston family across several states.
—Jeffrey Bennett, Time, 5 Jan. 2026
For its part, Singapore has been aggressively retrofitted according to the whims of capital—its coastline expanded, its graveyards exhumed and paved over, its landmarks destroyed—leaving the populace disoriented.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Advertisements for reenactments of noteworthy murders; placards describing the exact location of old saloons; banners proclaiming Days of ’76; sepia photography studios; graveyards with entrance fees to visit the burial sites of those who created the myths of the Great American West.
—Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
Former houses were demolished and repurposed into quarries, graveyards and workshops.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
There are multiple graveyards along the trail, too, their grass sometimes mowed by trail clubs like Hudnell’s.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside, 30 Oct. 2025
Children play among headstones, and locals see ornate mausoleums daily on their way to run errands; the graveyards woven into public life as parks and libraries are in other cities.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
In 1998, the Lucky Chances casino opened, surrounded by graveyards on three side, which critics saw as a sacrilege.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2026
Advertisement The two graveyards rest on land that was once part of one of over 50 plantations owned by the white Hairston family across several states.
—Jeffrey Bennett, Time, 5 Jan. 2026
For its part, Singapore has been aggressively retrofitted according to the whims of capital—its coastline expanded, its graveyards exhumed and paved over, its landmarks destroyed—leaving the populace disoriented.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Advertisements for reenactments of noteworthy murders; placards describing the exact location of old saloons; banners proclaiming Days of ’76; sepia photography studios; graveyards with entrance fees to visit the burial sites of those who created the myths of the Great American West.
—Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
Former houses were demolished and repurposed into quarries, graveyards and workshops.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
There are multiple graveyards along the trail, too, their grass sometimes mowed by trail clubs like Hudnell’s.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside, 30 Oct. 2025
Children play among headstones, and locals see ornate mausoleums daily on their way to run errands; the graveyards woven into public life as parks and libraries are in other cities.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
In 1998, the Lucky Chances casino opened, surrounded by graveyards on three side, which critics saw as a sacrilege.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for graveyards
cemeteries
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Property taxes pay for more than two dozen types of local improvement and service districts that cover cemeteries, ambulances, pest control, flood prevention, downtown development, fire protection and more.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2026
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When development plans were drafted in 2009, officials had promised the cemeteries would be preserved in place.—
Jeffrey Bennett,
Time,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Graveyards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graveyards. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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