as in monument
a stone building with places for the dead bodies of several people or the body of an important person
The cemetery has many mausoleums for some of the cites most notable families.
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Recent Examples of mausoleum
Even in capital murder cases, the United States requires both criminal prosecutors and defense counsel to meet a rigorous legal standard when petitioning to disturb a mausoleum or grave.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
The maze will pass through Van Helsing’s crumbling mausoleum, Dracula’s shadowy castle and Dr. Frankenstein’s laboratory.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
Give yourself ample time to tour the 42-acre complex; besides the mausoleum, there is a mosque, a guest house, cloisters, courtyards, and vast gardens.
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—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 25 July 2025
The Taj Mahal might be thousands of miles away from New York, but with the opening of Musaafer, a touch of the famed mausoleum is just as far as a trip to TriBeCa.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
The maze will pass through Van Helsing’s crumbling mausoleum, Dracula’s shadowy castle and Dr. Frankenstein’s laboratory.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
Give yourself ample time to tour the 42-acre complex; besides the mausoleum, there is a mosque, a guest house, cloisters, courtyards, and vast gardens.
6.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 25 July 2025
The Taj Mahal might be thousands of miles away from New York, but with the opening of Musaafer, a touch of the famed mausoleum is just as far as a trip to TriBeCa.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mausoleum
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Federal parks and monuments would close, for example, and staff deemed to be essential — like Transportation Security Administration officers and air traffic controllers — must work without pay, Ryan wrote.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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In the years following his death, Dean’s legacy has been honored through various memorials, including the James Dean Memorial Park and museum in Fairmount and the James Dean monument in Cholame, Calif.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Archaeologists in southern Spain have uncovered one of Andalusia’s most monumental and best-preserved prehistoric dolmens, or tombs.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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Searching for Cleopatra’s tomb The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said last December in a social media post that Martínez and her team also made new discoveries beneath the southern wall of the Taposiris Magna’s outer enclosure.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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An arrest has been made three years after a man’s remains were found buried in a shallow grave, Colorado deputies say.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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His gravelly croak sounds melodic but grave.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Mausoleum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mausoleum. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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