as in cemetery
a piece of land used for burying the dead
was laid in rest in God's acre, with a comforting view of the river he loved so much
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Set on six acres in the Savannah Historic District, the cemetery often feels like a shaded urban park.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026 -
One of those veterans, 83-year-old Shaun Byrnes of Virginia, met NPR on Monday outside the cemetery entrance on Arlington Memorial Bridge.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
10 June 2026
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These graveyards form when whale carcasses fall to the sea floor, becoming a sustaining snack for nearby critters.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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The world's largest whale graveyard has been discovered at the bottom of the Indian Ocean by Chinese scientists, who found that the vast expanse of both new and ancient carcasses supports huge communities of deep-sea life.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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“God's acre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/God%27s%20acre. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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