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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Noun
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Burials at national cemeteries proceed, along with related applications for headstones, markers, and burial benefits.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025 -
Board members President Casey Lynch, Joe Stupar and Pete Smith voted to develop a logo in keeping with trends other cemeteries are following and as part of a spate of recent updates, such as the website.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Four Radcliff men are facing charges in connection to vandalism and thefts at graveyards in Hardin County, according to a news release from the Hardin County Sheriff's Office.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
25 Sep. 2025
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Wednesday Pays a Visit to Her Grandmama Hester Frump manages funeral homes and graveyards.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Potter's fields.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potter%27s%20fields. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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