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 marble mausoleum in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983.
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Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 22 Feb. 2025
Advertisement Sources with knowledge of the recent incident, who requested anonymity over concerns of potential retaliation, said men ransacked and torched the Zambada mausoleum located near Culiacán on Jan. 4.
—Keegan Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
He is buried in his family’s mausoleum at Unity Cemetery in his hometown of Latrobe, Penn.
—Makena Gera, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Image Image Image Image A seven-mile walk from Kinloch through the wild and empty heart of the island leads to a Greek-style mausoleum, built in the 19th century, above Harris Bay on the west side of Rum.
—Nicholas J. R. White Kat Hill, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
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Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 22 Feb. 2025
Advertisement Sources with knowledge of the recent incident, who requested anonymity over concerns of potential retaliation, said men ransacked and torched the Zambada mausoleum located near Culiacán on Jan. 4.
—Keegan Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
He is buried in his family’s mausoleum at Unity Cemetery in his hometown of Latrobe, Penn.
—Makena Gera, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Image Image Image Image A seven-mile walk from Kinloch through the wild and empty heart of the island leads to a Greek-style mausoleum, built in the 19th century, above Harris Bay on the west side of Rum.
—Nicholas J. R. White Kat Hill, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mausoleum
Noun
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The order includes provisions seeking to reinstate monuments, memorials and statues that were removed or altered since January 2020.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
31 Mar. 2025
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The Trump administration is leaving no stone unturned in its push to erase the legacy of 2020's racial reckoning, including by restoring monuments to Confederate leaders who fought to preserve slavery.—
Russell Contreras,
Axios,
30 Mar. 2025
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Those kinds of things probably weren't very interesting to tomb robbers.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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For our group, this one opened a new world, just as wondrous as the temples and tombs of ancient Egypt.—
Francine Kiefer,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 Apr. 2025
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Additionally, the excavation revealed mass and individual graves from the Greek, Roman, and Late Periods.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Tending to family or ancestral graves is common in South Korea, especially during the spring and autumn months, and similar traditions exist across East and Southeast Asia.—
Yoonjung Seo,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Mausoleum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mausoleum. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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