cemetery

noun

ˈse-mə-ˌter-ē How to pronounce cemetery (audio)
Definition of cemeterynext
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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Recent Examples of cemetery The production centers on a voodoo queen and the mysterious happenings in a cemetery. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Geneticist Shai Carmi, an associate professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has collaborated on an unpublished analysis of another grave from the same cemetery but was not involved in the research on Zosia. — 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 Raedyn Louis told Hawaii News Now that his father’s headstone was missing from the cemetery. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cemetery
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graveyard
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  • Later that year, Herman became Senior Vice President of Programming & Production of Access Entertainment Network (AEN), a company that traded graveyard hours of cable TV airtime to infomercial companies.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Guests will learn about local birds, squirrels and coyotes, and also the history of the graveyard.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of graveyard

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“Cemetery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cemetery. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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