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
The mausoleum complex also includes a free museum that is also worth carving out the time to explore.
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Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
In 1631, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan commissioned the white marble mausoleum to honor his late wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died during childbirth earlier that year.
—Gulnaz Khan, AFAR Media, 13 Feb. 2025
Taj Mahal Agra, India Situated on the south bank of the Yamuna River, the ivory-domed Taj Mahal is a mausoleum commemorating romance.
—Gulnaz Khan, AFAR Media, 13 Feb. 2025
The rebels, in one of their first acts, stormed the mausoleum of Hafez al-Assad and set his coffin ablaze.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
In 1631, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan commissioned the white marble mausoleum to honor his late wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died during childbirth earlier that year.
—Gulnaz Khan, AFAR Media, 13 Feb. 2025
Taj Mahal Agra, India Situated on the south bank of the Yamuna River, the ivory-domed Taj Mahal is a mausoleum commemorating romance.
—Gulnaz Khan, AFAR Media, 13 Feb. 2025
The rebels, in one of their first acts, stormed the mausoleum of Hafez al-Assad and set his coffin ablaze.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mausoleum
Noun
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Thousands of trees with white and pink flowers circle the Tidal Basin and parks near some of the capital's famous monuments and memorials.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Now nobody outside the White House knows the status of the monuments, as my colleague Doug Smith reports.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2025
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The tomb of ancient Egyptian King Thutmose II has been found, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced.—
Francesca Aton for ArtNews,
Robb Report,
20 Feb. 2025
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An inscription stated that Hatshepsut had the tomb's contents relocated due to flooding.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
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Arlington National Cemetery, which holds the graves of more than 400,000 veterans, has not publicly commented on the changes.—
Essence News Editors,
Essence,
17 Mar. 2025
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The bodies and graves can also be seen in satellite imagery reviewed and verified by CNN.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Mausoleum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mausoleum. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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