memorial park

Definition of memorial parknext
as in cemetery
a piece of land used for burying the dead Forest Lawn in Glendale, California, is the memorial park that serves as the final resting place for many of Hollywood's greatest

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Recent Examples of memorial park The memorial park is at 25751 Trabuco Road. Heather McRea, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025 Guided trolley tours through the memorial parks often sell out weeks in advance — especially as Halloween and the Catholic observances of All Saints and All Souls draw near in October. Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025 City officials and community members honored Dr. Ossian Sweet's family by unveiling an educational memorial park. Dana Afana, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2025 Near the hypocenter, where the bomb detonated about 2,000 feet above, is a peace memorial park and museum that includes the iconic atomic dome. Mai Nishiyama, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for memorial park
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Noun
  • Further out, a cemetery monument stands in honor of the 150 people who died at the camp during their imprisonment.
    Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Among those buried in the cemetery is Florida’s first Jewish mayor, Adolph Greenhut, who served from 1913 to 1916 — two decades after his stint as Beth El’s president.
    Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Shirley was buried in a segregated graveyard under live oaks, on a bayou.
    Jesmyn Ward, Vanity Fair, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Their remains have been moved across the street to another section of the graveyard.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026

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“Memorial park.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorial%20park. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

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