Thesaurus results for GRAVEYARD

graveyard

noun

ˈgrāv-ˌyärd

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 And, no matter who wins the Presidency, the Senate will almost certainly continue to be the graveyard of the care economy if Republicans take control of the chamber, as is expected, in the upcoming election. —

Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024 By October 1, the front yards around our home are fully transformed into graveyards, haunted houses, a witch's lair, or zombie central. —

Mia Taylor, Parents, 11 Oct. 2024 Visit the York Street location of the Denver Botanic Gardens during the day instead to see spooky scenes like a graveyard, a field of scarecrows and skeleton displays. —

Sarah Kuta, The Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2024 They’re typically sold at auction to auto graveyards and vehicle rebuilders for whatever components can still be repurposed. —

Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for graveyard