Thesaurus results for CEMETERIES

cemeteries

noun

plural of cemetery

as in graveyards

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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Recent Examples of cemeteries While padlocks have been found at Jewish cemeteries in Poland, the study authors noted the site carried no other characteristic features suggesting this was a Jewish grave. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 Throughout Porter County, trees that have stood up to 100 years have collapsed in cemeteries, Topoll said. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 After at least 20 heists in Florida, a trio suspected of stealing family heirlooms and other valuables from cemeteries is now in custody. — Rylan Digiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026 Brazee alleged the suspects have also hit cemeteries in Oklahoma, Minnesota, Texas, Georgia, Iowa, North Carolina and New York. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 Both my wife and I always considered artificial flowers tacky and not appropriate for cemeteries, even though lots of people decorate gravesites with them. — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026 Artists and photographers regularly capture it, and Heicher says there are even gravestones in local cemeteries with images of the bridge etched into them. — Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 Hale, a necrologist who originally focused on the graves of Union Civil War veterans, was hired by the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s to survey burial plots at more than 2,000 cemeteries across Connecticut. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026 Author and photographer Paul Koudounaris has spent more than a decade researching and photographing pet cemeteries and studying the connections between people and animals. — Felicia Feaster, USA Today, 17 July 2026

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graveyards

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Another recurring ingredient is goopher dust, which consists of soil collected from graveyards.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Back home, women prepare chapatis and visit graveyards carrying flowers and prayers for deceased relatives.

— Umar Farooq, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Aug. 2026

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