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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Traditionally, a cemetery’s care fell to families and churches.—
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New Yorker,
2 June 2025 -
The site of two ancient Anglo-Saxon cemeteries, Sutton Hoo has offered a wealth of knowledge about pre-Norman British history since its first excavation in 1938.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
29 May 2025
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The development client includes a warning that Instant Apps is headed for the Google graveyard.—
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ArsTechnica,
13 June 2025
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This was well before the time of cellphone graveyards, where aging iPhones would begin to clutter kitchen drawers and empty shoe boxes.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2025
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“God's acre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/God%27s%20acre. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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