as in cemetery
a piece of land used for burying the dead
reflecting the Quaker avoidance of personal vanity, the graveyard is not marked by so much as a single headstone
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Recent Examples of graveyard
Leading those developments appears to be China, which stunned the world in 2022 by using a robotic grabber to pluck one of its satellites from its orbital slot and drag it into a graveyard orbit.
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IEEE Spectrum, 11 May 2025
In a makeshift graveyard outside the hospital, surrounded by the giraffes that Ellie met in one of the first season’s most emotional scenes, the group discuss their next moves after burying their dead.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2025
This graveyard provides an unprecedented look at the Jurassic ecosystem, helping scientists piece together how different species interacted millions of years before the rise of the T. rex.
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—Scott Travers, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
At the beginning of the century, archaeologists in a town just outside Paris discovered an ancient graveyard.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 11 May 2025
In a makeshift graveyard outside the hospital, surrounded by the giraffes that Ellie met in one of the first season’s most emotional scenes, the group discuss their next moves after burying their dead.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2025
This graveyard provides an unprecedented look at the Jurassic ecosystem, helping scientists piece together how different species interacted millions of years before the rise of the T. rex.
3.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
At the beginning of the century, archaeologists in a town just outside Paris discovered an ancient graveyard.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graveyard
cemetery
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Located at the intersection of Highways 6 and 13, this cemetery is the final resting place of L.M. Montgomery.—
Kaitlyn McInnis,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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There are over 150 national cemeteries —including Arlington National Cemetery and Gettysburg National Cemetery — across the country that will sport thousands of American flags every Memorial Day.—
Alex Heigl,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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“Graveyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graveyard. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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