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or mausolea
as in monuments
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 mausoleums
Throughout the two-month stretch, authorities responded to Mount Moriah multiple times in regards to a string of burglarized graves and mausoleums.
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David Matthews, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Gerlach is accused of breaking into vaults and mausoleums as early as November.
—Joe Holden, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
For months, mausoleums in the graveyard, some more than a hundred years old, were being looted in the dead of night, police said.
—Gaya Gupta, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2026
Officers say a Tuesday night arrest culminated a monthslong investigation into break-ins at Mount Moriah Cemetery, where at least 26 mausoleums and vaults had been forced open since early November.
—Mark Scolforo, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
City and county governments set local rules covering burials, inurnments, entombments and the upkeep of cemeteries, mausoleums and columbariums, according to state law.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Many of the marble mausoleums on this 14-acre spot are held by Argentina’s elite, some famous, others infamous—think past presidents, Nobel Prize winners, and military commanders.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
Here, slowly being swallowed by vegetation and worn down by time, are gigantic mausoleums, vast underground cisterns, temples, imposing city walls and a breathtaking theater perched, like Machu Picchu, on a hilltop that offers views stretching for miles all around.
—Barry Neild, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
David Matthews, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Gerlach is accused of breaking into vaults and mausoleums as early as November.
—Joe Holden, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
For months, mausoleums in the graveyard, some more than a hundred years old, were being looted in the dead of night, police said.
—Gaya Gupta, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2026
Officers say a Tuesday night arrest culminated a monthslong investigation into break-ins at Mount Moriah Cemetery, where at least 26 mausoleums and vaults had been forced open since early November.
—Mark Scolforo, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
City and county governments set local rules covering burials, inurnments, entombments and the upkeep of cemeteries, mausoleums and columbariums, according to state law.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Many of the marble mausoleums on this 14-acre spot are held by Argentina’s elite, some famous, others infamous—think past presidents, Nobel Prize winners, and military commanders.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
Here, slowly being swallowed by vegetation and worn down by time, are gigantic mausoleums, vast underground cisterns, temples, imposing city walls and a breathtaking theater perched, like Machu Picchu, on a hilltop that offers views stretching for miles all around.
—Barry Neild, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mausoleums
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February marks Black History Month, a time to examine historic monuments in Dallas that still hold significance for the city's African-American community.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Today, the most visible monuments to that wealth power a tourism industry largely built around the Old South.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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There are more tombs than dead men in this city.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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On the eastern outskirts of Rome, near Via Tiburtina, researchers have uncovered an ancient road, two monumental basins, two Republican-era tombs, and a shrine possibly dedicated to Hercules.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Jan. 2026
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At one time, the site had more than 5,000 graves.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
31 Jan. 2026
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No one knows where Frank died and is buried, and the Oakwood graves of Helen, Ada, and Dewitt have no headstones.—
Richard Selcer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Mausoleums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mausoleums. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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