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Recent Examples of tumulus
Nearby, the researchers found a 197- by 26-foot tumulus, or burial mound, and an extravagant array of Greek funerary goods likely left by merchants and mercenaries living in the area.
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Isis Davis-Marks, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Aug. 2021
Another surprising discovery is a giant tumulus near the town of Amphipolis in northern Greece.
—National Geographic, 8 Apr. 2019
The pressure may have pushed that tumulus to sea level.
—Megan Friedman, Popular Mechanics, 16 July 2018
The running theory is that the island was a submarine tumulus created when the pressure of slow-moving lava lifts the crust above it.
—Megan Friedman, Popular Mechanics, 16 July 2018
Resembling an ancient burial mound known as a tumulus, Maropeng's entrance blends artfully with the grassland surroundings.
—Smithsonian, 27 Mar. 2017
Isis Davis-Marks, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Aug. 2021
Another surprising discovery is a giant tumulus near the town of Amphipolis in northern Greece.
—National Geographic, 8 Apr. 2019
The pressure may have pushed that tumulus to sea level.
—Megan Friedman, Popular Mechanics, 16 July 2018
The running theory is that the island was a submarine tumulus created when the pressure of slow-moving lava lifts the crust above it.
—Megan Friedman, Popular Mechanics, 16 July 2018
Resembling an ancient burial mound known as a tumulus, Maropeng's entrance blends artfully with the grassland surroundings.
—Smithsonian, 27 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tumulus
Noun
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His grave received so many visitors (many leaving liquor, beer cans, cigarette butts and marijuana joints) that Judy was forced to move his burial location from the center of the cemetery to near the entrance, The Ledger reported.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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There’s an underwater cemetery about 100 yards away in the lake, but no one knows if there’s any connection.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The ancient long barrow, located at the border of the villages Dlouhé Dvory and Lípa in the country’s eastern Bohemia region, measures roughly 620 feet long and 50 feet wide at its largest point.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
2 July 2024
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Another Bronze Age cemetery located ten miles from Stonehenge features 20 barrows, or circular mounds, some of which show signs of cremation.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Dec. 2023
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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
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By comparison, there was significant damping among the cooler graveyards around the LLSVPs.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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Now that Alcantara is healthy and back on the mound, he's shown that his arm is doing perfectly fine.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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The pavement has been dug up by the Israeli military’s D-9 bulldozers – mounds of asphalt and dirt piled up on the sides of roads, often pouring into shops and homes.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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Greek Festival Food, music and dance fill the churchyard at Holy Trinity Cathedral during one of the largest cultural festivals of the year in downtown Salt Lake City.—
Erin Alberty,
Axios,
5 Sep. 2024
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Kristen makes some noise about a contractor, but that’s not soon enough for Sister Andrea, who tells Ben to get some bricks from the churchyard and start the work ASAP.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
4 July 2024
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The mausoleum complex also includes a free museum that is also worth carving out the time to explore.—
Kaitlyn McInnis,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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In 1631, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan commissioned the white marble mausoleum to honor his late wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died during childbirth earlier that year.—
Gulnaz Khan,
AFAR Media,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Tumulus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumulus. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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