as in graveyard
a piece of land used for burying the dead
many of the soldiers who died in the battle are buried in a cemetery nearby
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As a tombstone tourist—a term used to describe travelers who visit cemeteries—I’ve always sought out these eternally quiet places.
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Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 12 Feb. 2025
Coming home When Graves and the remaining soldiers were released to leave the island, they were told to go through their cemetery and say goodbye to their buddies.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Feb. 2025
My brother Hamza sent me photos of the cemetery in Beit Lahia.
—Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2025
Mary Jane Draeger, 78, of Hutchinson, died Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, at Harmony River Living Center in Hutchinson.
Funeral service was at 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, at St. Matthews Lutheran Church in Fernando with interment in the church cemetery.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
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Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 12 Feb. 2025
Coming home When Graves and the remaining soldiers were released to leave the island, they were told to go through their cemetery and say goodbye to their buddies.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Feb. 2025
My brother Hamza sent me photos of the cemetery in Beit Lahia.
—Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2025
Mary Jane Draeger, 78, of Hutchinson, died Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, at Harmony River Living Center in Hutchinson.
Funeral service was at 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, at St. Matthews Lutheran Church in Fernando with interment in the church cemetery.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Cemetery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cemetery. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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