potter's fields

noun

plural of potter's field
as in cemeteries
a piece of land used for burying the dead criminals and unidentified people are sometimes buried in a potter's field

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  1. cemeteries
  2. graveyards
  3. memorial parks
Noun
  • Fort Snelling is the final resting place for more than 219,000 people, and has been described as one of the busiest national cemeteries in the country.
    — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Caere’s cemeteries hold thousands of tombs recording Etruscan societal structures and religious beliefs.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of cemeteries
Noun
  • Abrams focuses on 18th and 19th century headstones in remote yet picturesque graveyards in Vermont, and her viewers are drawn to her deep dives into the past that also touch on the dark nature of death and spirits.
    — Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Some of these spooky spectacles incorporate lights that dance to music, animatronics that come to life and graveyards full of tombstones.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of graveyards
Noun
  • Memorial Day observances were also held at Forest Lawn memorial parks in Covina Hills, Hollywood Hills and Glendale.
    — Daily News, Daily News, 25 May 2026
Definition of memorial parks
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“Potter's fields.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potter%27s%20fields. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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