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
Yelchin’s family found Hollywood Forever when other local memorial parks wouldn’t allow a life-size bronze figure of the young actor.
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Pat Saperstein, Variety, 13 June 2025
The group commissioned a granite monument to Brooklyn’s founding and raised money for brick pavers meant as the centerpiece of a memorial park that has yet to materialize.
—Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
Property tycoon Manuel Villar is turning his memorial park developer, Golden MV Holdings, into an upscale property builder with the injection of 400 hectares (4 million square meters) of prime real estate.
—Ian Sayson, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Old concrete bunkers are scattered throughout Tirana—such as this one in a memorial park—and stand as symbols of perseverance through a dark chapter in Albanian history.
—Samia Qaiyum, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2024
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Pat Saperstein, Variety, 13 June 2025
The group commissioned a granite monument to Brooklyn’s founding and raised money for brick pavers meant as the centerpiece of a memorial park that has yet to materialize.
—Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
Property tycoon Manuel Villar is turning his memorial park developer, Golden MV Holdings, into an upscale property builder with the injection of 400 hectares (4 million square meters) of prime real estate.
—Ian Sayson, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Old concrete bunkers are scattered throughout Tirana—such as this one in a memorial park—and stand as symbols of perseverance through a dark chapter in Albanian history.
—Samia Qaiyum, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorial park
Noun
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The Fet-Fisk chef recommends cemetery wine strolls and late nights at the Squirrel Cage.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
13 Oct. 2025
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Who’d have guessed that the place to find a killer spritz cookie recipe would be inside a cemetery?—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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The late farmer from Wisconsin began his life of crime by digging up the fresh graveyards of women who resembled his mom, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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From October 31 through November 2, the largest graveyard in Oaxaca City, Panteón de San Miguel, is decorated with pan de muerto, marigold flowers, candles, and other offerings.—
Sarah Buder,
AFAR Media,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Memorial park.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorial%20park. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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