as in cemetery
a piece of land used for burying the dead
a once-notorious gunslinger who now lies in the forlorn boneyard of an Old West ghost town
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Recent Examples of boneyard
The state’s political boneyard has a number of Lake County candidates residing there.
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
Which one is worthy of a Jonathan Bailey clarinet solo, and which will be sent to the boneyard?
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 3 July 2025
Dinosaur biology became dynamic, rather than a boneyard.
—New Atlas, 24 June 2025
His dad worked at the boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force base in Tucson and his family lived near the end of the runway.
—Jack Armstrong, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2024
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
Which one is worthy of a Jonathan Bailey clarinet solo, and which will be sent to the boneyard?
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 3 July 2025
Dinosaur biology became dynamic, rather than a boneyard.
—New Atlas, 24 June 2025
His dad worked at the boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force base in Tucson and his family lived near the end of the runway.
—Jack Armstrong, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boneyard
Noun
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But there are inanimate pets in the cemetery.—
Jennie Key,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
31 Mar. 2026
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But supporters are encouraged to line the route from the funeral home to the cemetery, beginning at 103rd Street and Cicero Avenue.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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An unceremonious dumping ground for the sort of horror movies most people can live without, Q1 has long functioned as a graveyard for the genre.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
1 Apr. 2026
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Maritime archaeologists have discovered a massive 328-foot ship graveyard off the coast of the 2,000-year-old ancient Greek port city of Ptolemais, Libya.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Boneyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boneyard. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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