variants
or necropoles
or necropoleis
or necropoli
as in cemeteries
a piece of land used for burying the dead
an ancient necropolis that has given archaeologists valuable insights into how people once lived and died
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Recent Examples of necropolises
The Etruscans often interred their deceased in necropolises, which is where the Sapienza University team recovered 30 teeth from 10 individuals who died during the 7th and 6th centuries.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for necropolises
Noun
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Typically, they’re located in the basements of old farmhouses, near churches, cemeteries, or remote forests — continuing to layer mystery upon some collective, secretive purpose.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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Some went into storage or got moved to Civil War cemeteries, and Charlottesville, Virginia, had its statue of Lee melted down.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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On Wednesday, Duff ramped up the anticipation for her new album, teasing a new song about dive bar hookups, inconvenient roommates, and a once-red-hot romance fizzling into the tombs of relationship graveyards.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
7 Jan. 2026
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Advertisement The two graveyards rest on land that was once part of one of over 50 plantations owned by the white Hairston family across several states.—
Jeffrey Bennett,
Time,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Necropolises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necropolises. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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