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Recent Examples of churchyard
In Ham, after the trespass, the group stopped in a churchyard for lunch, where more thermoses of tea emerged from backpacks.
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Brooke Jarvis, New York Times, 26 July 2023
Last summer, O’Farrell presided over a ceremony for the planting of a pair of trees in the churchyard — one commemorating Hamnet, the other Judith.
—Andrew Dickson, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2023
His company has now taken on the task of mapping every churchyard and municipal burial ground in England—a total of more than 18,000—to create a Google Street View of graveyards in which descendants, genealogists, and conservationists can click on a map and see who was buried there and when.
—WIRED, 25 Nov. 2022
At one point, the thieves threatened to burn the painting unless their demands were met, but unlike The Concert, The Guitar Player was safely recovered with the help of an anonymous tip: a detective found the canvas, wrapped in newspaper, propped up against an old headstone in a London churchyard.
—Ruth Bernard Yeazell, The New York Review of Books, 23 Feb. 2021
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Brooke Jarvis, New York Times, 26 July 2023
Last summer, O’Farrell presided over a ceremony for the planting of a pair of trees in the churchyard — one commemorating Hamnet, the other Judith.
—Andrew Dickson, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2023
His company has now taken on the task of mapping every churchyard and municipal burial ground in England—a total of more than 18,000—to create a Google Street View of graveyards in which descendants, genealogists, and conservationists can click on a map and see who was buried there and when.
—WIRED, 25 Nov. 2022
At one point, the thieves threatened to burn the painting unless their demands were met, but unlike The Concert, The Guitar Player was safely recovered with the help of an anonymous tip: a detective found the canvas, wrapped in newspaper, propped up against an old headstone in a London churchyard.
—Ruth Bernard Yeazell, The New York Review of Books, 23 Feb. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for churchyard
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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
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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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Clancy's Kettle Chips Thinking of setting up an outdoor movie night in the backyard to send out summer with a bang?—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
31 July 2025
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Their little queen in training had a time painting in the backyard, jumping in a bouncy castle, and dancing with her friends.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
30 July 2025
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Part of owning anything is taking good care of it, and from sterling flatware to outdoor garden ornaments, Southerners maintain their belongings with pride.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
2 Aug. 2025
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Aside from the roses, Garten's garden also features hidden garden paths, tables, and chairs for chatting, as well as areas for growing fresh herbs and vegetables.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Aug. 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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These are often called dooryard violets and the Latin name is viola sororia.—
Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
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But on a clear day after rain, the dooryards and the narrow streets are fragrant with summer lilacs; the overgrown grass by the river, where people of all backgrounds pause to rest, blows on the approach to a high, arcing bridge; and startling moments of bright, simple beauty emerge.—
Nathan Heller,
Vogue,
17 Oct. 2024
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Sixth-grade campus puts FWISD at state takeover risk Morath notified Fort Worth ISD officials in late April that state law requires him to intervene after one campus, the Leadership Academy at Forest Oak Sixth Grade, received a failure rating for a fifth consecutive school year.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Aug. 2025
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The other change that could happen this school year, but might take longer, is JCPS' consolidation of multiple central office locations into one centralized campus, following a significant donation from Yum!—
Krista Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Churchyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/churchyard. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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