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
Among the city's rich history is the Marysville Cemetery, which is the second-oldest cemetery west of the Mississippi.
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Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
There were also encroachments on the grounds of Pinewood Cemetery, a historically Black cemetery, and Frazier Park in uptown.
—Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026
Palestinians living nearby said remains exhumed during the search were left exposed in the cemetery without reburial.
—Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
The best place to really get a sense of that is the municipal cemetery on Hancock.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 25 Jan. 2026
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Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
There were also encroachments on the grounds of Pinewood Cemetery, a historically Black cemetery, and Frazier Park in uptown.
—Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026
Palestinians living nearby said remains exhumed during the search were left exposed in the cemetery without reburial.
—Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
The best place to really get a sense of that is the municipal cemetery on Hancock.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 25 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cemetery
graveyard
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With this, Fennell immediately seems to be leaning into the death cult surrounding the Brontë sisters, who all died young (allegedly from drinking contaminated graveyard water).—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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The urge to tame big corporate landlords is bubbling over among locals in woodsy Paulding County, Georgia, an Atlanta exurb where church steeples and old graveyards punctuate the rolling hills, and an 18-foot fiberglass Wonder Woman waves at drivers.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Cemetery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cemetery. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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