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Recent Examples of churchyard
In Ham, after the trespass, the group stopped in a churchyard for lunch, where more thermoses of tea emerged from backpacks.
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Brooke Jarvis, New York Times, 26 July 2023
Last summer, O’Farrell presided over a ceremony for the planting of a pair of trees in the churchyard — one commemorating Hamnet, the other Judith.
—Andrew Dickson, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2023
His company has now taken on the task of mapping every churchyard and municipal burial ground in England—a total of more than 18,000—to create a Google Street View of graveyards in which descendants, genealogists, and conservationists can click on a map and see who was buried there and when.
—WIRED, 25 Nov. 2022
At one point, the thieves threatened to burn the painting unless their demands were met, but unlike The Concert, The Guitar Player was safely recovered with the help of an anonymous tip: a detective found the canvas, wrapped in newspaper, propped up against an old headstone in a London churchyard.
—Ruth Bernard Yeazell, The New York Review of Books, 23 Feb. 2021
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Brooke Jarvis, New York Times, 26 July 2023
Last summer, O’Farrell presided over a ceremony for the planting of a pair of trees in the churchyard — one commemorating Hamnet, the other Judith.
—Andrew Dickson, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2023
His company has now taken on the task of mapping every churchyard and municipal burial ground in England—a total of more than 18,000—to create a Google Street View of graveyards in which descendants, genealogists, and conservationists can click on a map and see who was buried there and when.
—WIRED, 25 Nov. 2022
At one point, the thieves threatened to burn the painting unless their demands were met, but unlike The Concert, The Guitar Player was safely recovered with the help of an anonymous tip: a detective found the canvas, wrapped in newspaper, propped up against an old headstone in a London churchyard.
—Ruth Bernard Yeazell, The New York Review of Books, 23 Feb. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for churchyard
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Someone stole 200 bronze vases off graves in a San Francisco Bay Area cemetery, California sheriff’s officials reported.Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 16 Jan. 2025
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She was buried in an unmarked grave in a segregated cemetery.Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Jan. 2025
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Risk of infection is highest among people in the dairy and poultry industries who make direct contact with infected animals, or among people, such as the Louisiana man, who keep backyard flocks that could get sick from contact with infected animals in the wild.Alice Park, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
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The person became ill after contact with a combination of a backyard flock and wild birds, officials said.Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
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Constructed with indigenous wood and bamboo and imbued with a vibrant flower garden, this rustic hotel provides guests with a glimpse into the traditional architecture and culture of Araucanía, with ten colorful rooms to choose from across the property.Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Community gardens support neighborhoods, family life and community teamwork, while expanding children’s palates.U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
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In the inner and outer fortress, a mix of all three types of graves dot the area; there’s no defined graveyard to separate the dwellings of the dead from those of the living.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2025
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The teaser also sees the return of Modern Family star Julie Bowen as public relations head Virginia Venit, who is also Happy's love interest, and ends with a graveyard face-off between Happy and his old rival Shooter McGavin (Christopher McDonald).Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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But on a clear day after rain, the dooryards and the narrow streets are fragrant with summer lilacs; the overgrown grass by the river, where people of all backgrounds pause to rest, blows on the approach to a high, arcing bridge; and startling moments of bright, simple beauty emerge.Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
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Bridal elms flank a door; an 80-foot dooryard elm shades a house.Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022
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However, Pepperdine's Malibu campus remains clear of any immediate threats posed by the fire.Chantz Martin, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Evacuation orders were reduced to warnings Saturday for some neighborhoods south of the Eaton Fire, as well as the Jet Propulsion Laboratory campus in La Cañada Flintridge.Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Churchyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/churchyard. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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