memorial park

Definition of memorial parknext
as in cemetery
a piece of land used for burying the dead Forest Lawn in Glendale, California, is the memorial park that serves as the final resting place for many of Hollywood's greatest

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Recent Examples of memorial park That project included public art, a veterans memorial park, road improvements, underground utilities lines, new sidewalks, landscaping, and two Vista signs arching over the roadway. Stacy Brandt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025 The memorial park is at 25751 Trabuco Road. Heather McRea, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025 Guided trolley tours through the memorial parks often sell out weeks in advance — especially as Halloween and the Catholic observances of All Saints and All Souls draw near in October. Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025 Near the hypocenter, where the bomb detonated about 2,000 feet above, is a peace memorial park and museum that includes the iconic atomic dome. Mai Nishiyama, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for memorial park
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Noun
  • Outside the cemetery, father and son stood in a line with their male relatives to receive condolences.
    Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
  • The hotel is within the Old Cambridge Historic District, next to a cemetery where soldiers who fought at Bunker Hill during the American Revolution are buried.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026
Noun
  • The cemetery is the second oldest graveyard in the San Fernando Valley.
    Holly Andres, Daily News, 20 May 2026
  • Closer to the audience, there is a graveyard traversed by roving immigration officers.
    Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 20 May 2026

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“Memorial park.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorial%20park. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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