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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Noun
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However, probably my favorite place to stay is in Recoleta, home to the imposing cemetery where Eva Peron is buried.—
Liza B. Zimmerman,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025 -
And hundreds, if not thousands, of jack-o-lanterns in all sizes and colors, a zoo of skeleton animals (even octopus), cutesy yard signs, gigantic inflatables and enough grave stones to fill a cemetery.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 July 2025
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Gein, who lived in the rural Wisconsin community of Plainfield, confessed in 1957 to killing two local women and to digging up bodies from graveyards and using body parts and skin to make everything from trophies to lampshades.—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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At the Granary and the King’s Chapel graveyard a few hundred feet away, the most common, earliest decoration is a low, arched stone in which a winged skull is carved in a band on top.—
Brian T. Allen,
National Review,
19 July 2025
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“God's acre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/God%27s%20acre. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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