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
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.
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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
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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Burials at national cemeteries proceed, along with related applications for headstones, markers, and burial benefits.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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Board members President Casey Lynch, Joe Stupar and Pete Smith voted to develop a logo in keeping with trends other cemeteries are following and as part of a spate of recent updates, such as the website.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Graveyards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graveyards. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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