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
As time goes on, Ed is deeply impacted by Augusta's sudden death, which leads him to visit graveyards and try to recreate the memory of his mom with the bodies of recently deceased women.
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Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Up ⬆ One Battle After Another The Oscars are very much not determined by statistics; there are graveyards full of Oscar hopefuls that looked like winners on paper but ultimately didn’t connect with voters for some ephemeral reason or another.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2025
Four Radcliff men are facing charges in connection to vandalism and thefts at graveyards in Hardin County, according to a news release from the Hardin County Sheriff's Office.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
Wednesday Pays a Visit to Her Grandmama Hester Frump manages funeral homes and graveyards.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
The company is surveying about 5,000 acres near Big Pond and Tuckahoe roads to see what the best fit would be and avoid areas like Beasley Cemetery and smaller private graveyards, McHugh said.
—Sarah Henry, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Up ⬆ One Battle After Another The Oscars are very much not determined by statistics; there are graveyards full of Oscar hopefuls that looked like winners on paper but ultimately didn’t connect with voters for some ephemeral reason or another.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2025
Four Radcliff men are facing charges in connection to vandalism and thefts at graveyards in Hardin County, according to a news release from the Hardin County Sheriff's Office.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
Wednesday Pays a Visit to Her Grandmama Hester Frump manages funeral homes and graveyards.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
The company is surveying about 5,000 acres near Big Pond and Tuckahoe roads to see what the best fit would be and avoid areas like Beasley Cemetery and smaller private graveyards, McHugh said.
—Sarah Henry, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for graveyards
cemeteries
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These tours showcase a few of New Orleans’ 42 cemeteries, where the dead are famously laid to rest above ground.—
Jenny Adams,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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Wells was also known for organizing clean-up efforts at cemeteries in historically Black neighborhoods, including Lincoln Memorial Park in Brownsville.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Graveyards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graveyards. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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