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
The group commissioned a granite monument to Brooklyn’s founding and raised money for brick pavers meant as the centerpiece of a memorial park that has yet to materialize.
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Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
Property tycoon Manuel Villar is turning his memorial park developer, Golden MV Holdings, into an upscale property builder with the injection of 400 hectares (4 million square meters) of prime real estate.
—Ian Sayson, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Old concrete bunkers are scattered throughout Tirana—such as this one in a memorial park—and stand as symbols of perseverance through a dark chapter in Albanian history.
—Samia Qaiyum, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2024
The memorial park features a granite guitar sculpture, plaques with Cobain’s lyrics, and tributes from fans around the world.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2024
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Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
Property tycoon Manuel Villar is turning his memorial park developer, Golden MV Holdings, into an upscale property builder with the injection of 400 hectares (4 million square meters) of prime real estate.
—Ian Sayson, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Old concrete bunkers are scattered throughout Tirana—such as this one in a memorial park—and stand as symbols of perseverance through a dark chapter in Albanian history.
—Samia Qaiyum, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2024
The memorial park features a granite guitar sculpture, plaques with Cobain’s lyrics, and tributes from fans around the world.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorial park
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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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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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“Memorial park.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorial%20park. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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