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
  • Hollywood Forever is, quite literally, livelier than most cemeteries.
    — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • This decline is often captured sentimentally in memoirs about the Jewish South of a bygone era or photographs of Jewish cemeteries in various states of disrepair.
    — Ashley Walters, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of cemeteries
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  • 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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