as in cemetery
a piece of land used for burying the dead
reflecting the Quaker avoidance of personal vanity, the graveyard is not marked by so much as a single headstone
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For the near future at least, the West End looks less like a hotspot than a development graveyard.
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Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 4 Mar. 2025
Over the years studies have shown the vehicles that rack up the most miles before heading to the auto graveyard tend to be big and burly full-size pickup trucks and SUVs.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
The poem, one of Frost’s finest, comprises a dialogue between a husband and wife who have recently buried a child in a small graveyard near their home.
—Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
There are three blonde children touring a graveyard at the end.
—Heather Havrilesky, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 4 Mar. 2025
Over the years studies have shown the vehicles that rack up the most miles before heading to the auto graveyard tend to be big and burly full-size pickup trucks and SUVs.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
The poem, one of Frost’s finest, comprises a dialogue between a husband and wife who have recently buried a child in a small graveyard near their home.
—Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
There are three blonde children touring a graveyard at the end.
—Heather Havrilesky, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Graveyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graveyard. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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