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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorial park
Noun
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Light rain fell as ambulances lined up outside the cemetery and began unloading dozens of plain wooden caskets.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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The office also, in one of its more obscure functions, licenses certain private cemeteries.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Ronald White of Milton, dressed in colonial attire, stood with reenactors firing replica muskets in the church’s graveyard following the service and said the anniversary carries personal meaning.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Sure, Neon and A24 have become Oscar-winning indie players with box office hits, but given the graveyard of defunct distributors, why would anyone think releasing movies in theaters is a good business to break into?—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Memorial park.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorial%20park. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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