graveyard
noun
grave·yard
ˈgrāv-ˌyärd 
1
: cemetery
2
: something resembling a graveyard
an automobile graveyard
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reflecting the Quaker avoidance of personal vanity, the graveyard is not marked by so much as a single headstone
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024
There was a graveyard of rusty car bodies, a string of them, DeSotos and Fords from the Truman years, dumped into the spring creek along one bend to hold the bank in place and save the sheep pasture from turning into an island.
—David Quammen, Outside Online, 29 Nov. 2024
In Sherman’s graveyard in Riverside, 60-some children are buried.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024
There was a graveyard of rusty car bodies, a string of them, DeSotos and Fords from the Truman years, dumped into the spring creek along one bend to hold the bank in place and save the sheep pasture from turning into an island.
—David Quammen, Outside Online, 29 Nov. 2024
In Sherman’s graveyard in Riverside, 60-some children are buried.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
The Amazon Echo Spot (7/10, WIRED Recommends) is back from the Amazon graveyard, revived after five years of being off the shelves and given a whole new look.
—WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Graveyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graveyard. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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