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 That project included public art, a veterans memorial park, road improvements, underground utilities lines, new sidewalks, landscaping, and two Vista signs arching over the roadway. Stacy Brandt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025 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 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
  • Set on six acres in the Savannah Historic District, the cemetery often feels like a shaded urban park.
    USA TODAY Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
  • Among the most vocal were members of the Rosa Bonheur Society, a group that has maintained and preserved the cemetery since 2007.
    Adam Thompson, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • These graveyards form when whale carcasses fall to the sea floor, becoming a sustaining snack for nearby critters.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 June 2026
  • The world's largest whale graveyard has been discovered at the bottom of the Indian Ocean by Chinese scientists, who found that the vast expanse of both new and ancient carcasses supports huge communities of deep-sea life.
    CBS News, CBS News, 10 June 2026

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“Memorial park.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorial%20park. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.

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