as in monument
a stone building with places for the dead bodies of several people or the body of an important person
The cemetery has many mausoleums for some of the cites most notable families.
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Recent Examples of mausoleum
To serve its Latino clientele, the cemetery is creating a five-story mausoleum designed by Lehrer Architects.
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R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
The day’s main attraction are 100 altars (ofrendas), erected along the avenues of mausoleums.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Hoxha’s mausoleum, a brutalist pyramid with the heroic lines of Agitprop posters, is currently cloaked in scaffolding, and his villa—a modernist royal palace in tropical gardens in Blloku—is set to be a cultural center.
—Stephanie Rafanelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2023
The book is slim, its pages filled with white space, and the photos themselves take on the feeling of a mausoleum’s statuary.
—Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 14 Oct. 2024
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R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
The day’s main attraction are 100 altars (ofrendas), erected along the avenues of mausoleums.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Hoxha’s mausoleum, a brutalist pyramid with the heroic lines of Agitprop posters, is currently cloaked in scaffolding, and his villa—a modernist royal palace in tropical gardens in Blloku—is set to be a cultural center.
—Stephanie Rafanelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2023
The book is slim, its pages filled with white space, and the photos themselves take on the feeling of a mausoleum’s statuary.
—Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 14 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mausoleum
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Currently, there are no monuments to women on the National Mall.Erin Spencer Sairam, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Those in support of the monuments, can now breathe a sigh of relief after winning what may have seemed like a race against the clock to protect these lands.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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That's where Joseph Keil found a skeleton in a sarcophagus filled with water, but for some reason, Keil only removed the cranium from the tomb before sealing it back up.Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2025
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The tomb provides insights into medical practices of the time and highlights the significance of such figures in ancient society.Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
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This latest teaser is more general in scope, revealing few plot points but giving us glimpses of our new characters: Abby weeping over a grave, Ellie and Dina slow-dancing (and then outrunning a horde of infected), and a brief glimpse of Isaac by a campfire.Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2025
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Some of these graves are known to contain ceramics covered in geometrical patterns, turquoise jewelry, and macaw-feather sashes sourced from the tropics.Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Mausoleum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mausoleum. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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