as in graveyard
a piece of land used for burying the dead
many of the soldiers who died in the battle are buried in a cemetery nearby
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Recent Examples of cemetery
In addition to the famous ship burial, a royal burial ground and a sixth century Anglo-Saxon cemetery have been found at Sutton Hoo in the past.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
Monday is when scheduled events at the cemetery include a concert by the United States Marine Band and the U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters, a wreath-laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and a parade of colors by Veterans’ organizations and remarks from special guests.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 22 May 2025
For 54 years, it has been officially commemorated on the last Monday in May with ceremonies, parades and flag plantings in cemeteries.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2025
Flag placement event at national cemetery Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery hosts a flag placement event at 8 a.m. May 24 at the cemetery, 1700 Cabrillo Memorial Drive, and volunteers are needed to place flags on gravesites.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
Monday is when scheduled events at the cemetery include a concert by the United States Marine Band and the U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters, a wreath-laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and a parade of colors by Veterans’ organizations and remarks from special guests.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 22 May 2025
For 54 years, it has been officially commemorated on the last Monday in May with ceremonies, parades and flag plantings in cemeteries.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2025
Flag placement event at national cemetery Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery hosts a flag placement event at 8 a.m. May 24 at the cemetery, 1700 Cabrillo Memorial Drive, and volunteers are needed to place flags on gravesites.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cemetery
graveyard
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Leading those developments appears to be China, which stunned the world in 2022 by using a robotic grabber to pluck one of its satellites from its orbital slot and drag it into a graveyard orbit.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
11 May 2025
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In a makeshift graveyard outside the hospital, surrounded by the giraffes that Ellie met in one of the first season’s most emotional scenes, the group discuss their next moves after burying their dead.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
5 May 2025
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“Cemetery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cemetery. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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