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
The cemetery is a stop on Port City Tours’ Beaufort Ghost Walk, which includes stories about Blackbeard, ghosts of the Civil War, and haunted houses in the area.
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Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
These civic footings carry the architecture of socialist monumentality and New York sidewalks, evoking both town square and cemetery, utopia and capital.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Last November, in Lima's cemetery of El Sauce, throngs of people crowded around graves bringing food and drink to the deceased during Dia de Todos los Santos, or All Saints' Day.
—NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
According to his wishes, he was buried in Israel at the Catholic cemetery on Mount Zion.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
These civic footings carry the architecture of socialist monumentality and New York sidewalks, evoking both town square and cemetery, utopia and capital.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Last November, in Lima's cemetery of El Sauce, throngs of people crowded around graves bringing food and drink to the deceased during Dia de Todos los Santos, or All Saints' Day.
—NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
According to his wishes, he was buried in Israel at the Catholic cemetery on Mount Zion.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cemetery
graveyard
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Guests can expect to see spooky creatures, a graveyard, a carnival of chaos and five haunted houses.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Oct. 2025
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The confusing feelings of anger and what was once a loving friendship lead to an engaging battle amongst the snowy grounds of a graveyard.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Cemetery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cemetery. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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