Thesaurus results for MAUSOLEUM

mausoleum

noun

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 The last time a team in this market intentionally took a major step back (in their case, for payroll purposes), the Marlins lost any traction for attendance, now playing nightly in a mausoleum. —

Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026 Part of his audio archive has become a mausoleum to past lives. —

Heather Abbott, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026 The forts, palaces, gardens, mosques, mausoleums, and even cities that Mughal rulers commissioned reflect their ambition and affluence as much as their tastes and sensibilities. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 Apr. 2026 No wonder prominent families with names such as Boettcher, Bonfils and Phipps chose to spend eternity there, some in private rooms in the mausoleum. —

Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mausoleum

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Noun

Now Crosswhite can acknowledge the beauty in the art, respect the workers who crafted the carvings, and appreciate the opportunity to tell a story larger than the monument itself.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
In February, it was reported that the National Park Service will exhibit a decommissioned equestrian monument of a slaveholding signatory of the Declaration of Independence.

— Greg Allen, ARTnews.com, 7 June 2026