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 five-time Emmy nominee's remains are at a private, outdoor mausoleum section of the cemetery, named Sanctuary of Treasured Love.
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Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Jan. 2026
Images from the state news agency KCNA show Ju Ae standing between her parents in the main hall of the mausoleum, a moment that analysts say has fueled speculation about her future role in the regime.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026
Martha's intention was for Samson to take Wicks' place in his coffin and emerge from the mausoleum with the Eve's Apple diamond secretly in hand.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 12 Dec. 2025
Plains Township police believe the horrifying heist at the mausoleum on Westminster Road occurred sometime between November 1 and November 6.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
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Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Jan. 2026
Images from the state news agency KCNA show Ju Ae standing between her parents in the main hall of the mausoleum, a moment that analysts say has fueled speculation about her future role in the regime.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026
Martha's intention was for Samson to take Wicks' place in his coffin and emerge from the mausoleum with the Eve's Apple diamond secretly in hand.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 12 Dec. 2025
Plains Township police believe the horrifying heist at the mausoleum on Westminster Road occurred sometime between November 1 and November 6.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mausoleum
Noun
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The Fort Worth of the 1800s, a hub of livestock trading and a living monument to cowboy culture, hasn’t died.—
Chris Torres,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Jan. 2026
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For travelers interested in exploring more than just free-entry parks, the National Park Service maintains a database of other sites, monuments, and memorials that don’t require a fee.—
Opheli Garcia Lawler,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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The latest Lara Croft actress, Game of Thrones alum Sophie Turner, has revealed that reading a script for the new live-action Tomb Raider series is as difficult as, uh, raiding a tomb!—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Jan. 2026
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Between 2022 and 2024, the Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology excavated a series of ancient tombs in the Jiali Village of Zi’an.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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Beyond the gate are hundreds of white crosses, marking the graves of Parchman’s long-dead prisoners.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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And Carillo was brutally stabbed to death, her body tossed into a shallow grave that had been dug in the backyard behind the house.—
Kevin Maurer,
Rolling Stone,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Mausoleum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mausoleum. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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