as in monument
a stone building with places for the dead bodies of several people or the body of an important person
The cemetery has many mausoleums for some of the cites most notable families.
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Recent Examples of mausoleum
Recently built, the mausoleum at the Tafi Viejo cemetery in Tucuman has most of its niches still empty, awaiting new identifications.
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ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
Bartonville police said Fry previously stole an urn of ashes from Oklahoma City and a coffin from a mausoleum in Denton, Texas.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026
The release also said FBI agents found evidence at a Denton cemetery indicating a coffin had been removed from a mausoleum.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
And then there was the glass—the architect loved the flora and fauna of the city and wanted to bring it into the museum, which is not typical of your encyclopedic mausoleums to culture, walled off from the outside world.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 6 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
Bartonville police said Fry previously stole an urn of ashes from Oklahoma City and a coffin from a mausoleum in Denton, Texas.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026
The release also said FBI agents found evidence at a Denton cemetery indicating a coffin had been removed from a mausoleum.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
And then there was the glass—the architect loved the flora and fauna of the city and wanted to bring it into the museum, which is not typical of your encyclopedic mausoleums to culture, walled off from the outside world.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mausoleum
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For all the thunderclap significance of 1848, Seneca Falls is a monument to women’s patience and frustration, and to the friendships that were needed to sustain their movement through the decades ahead.—
Beverly Gage,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2026
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Some 30,000 faithful gathered outside the pagan monument, following the stations as they were recited over loudspeakers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Christians recognize Good Friday as the day Jesus Christ was crucified, died and was buried in a tomb.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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It is believed that early Christians adapted this idea, viewing the egg as a symbol of Jesus' resurrection and the empty shell as a symbol for the empty tomb.—
Catherine Messier,
The Providence Journal,
31 Mar. 2026
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The couple ultimately traveled to London together, where Georgie met Connor’s grandfather and visited his late grandmother’s grave.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
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Two mass funerals have been held, with pictures showing bulldozers digging 60 graves in Kabul last Thursday.—
Marin Scott,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Mausoleum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mausoleum. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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