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mausoleum

noun

Definition of mausoleum

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 Cinespia introduced the concept of showing films on the mausoleum wall in 2002, broadening the scope of possibility events-wise. — Lina Lecaro, SPIN, 28 Aug. 2026 Dean, who died in March 2025, was laid to rest in a mausoleum at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Nashville. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026 In a letter read to commissioners, Beatrice Brickell urged commissioners to keep the cottage in Brickell, suggesting it could be relocated to the city’s bayfront Brickell Park, where the family mausoleum is. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026 In ancient times, the Turkish Riviera town of Bodrum was known as Halicarnassus, and its famed mausoleum was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for mausoleum

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Unlike the other four, it was not protected as an ancient monument because it was believed to have been lost.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Yet the city has no monument to its flu victims or to the doctors and nurses who cared for them.

— Robert W. Snyder, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of monument

Noun

The Etruscan painted tombs of Tarquinia, Italy, dating from around the 7th to the 1st century BCE, have long been celebrated for their vivid iconography and remarkable state of preservation.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026
More recently, cosmic rays have helped geologists see hidden chambers of active volcanoes, and archaeologists use them to reveal hidden tombs in ancient Egyptian pyramids.

— Jesse Liu, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Reagan, no less than Lewis, probably is turning cartwheels in his grave.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
But the situation is far more tragic, with videos on social media showing dozens of coffins lined up beside mass graves, awaiting burial before the bodies decompose in the heat.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

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