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 partial lunar eclipse rose above the mausoleum of Turkish Republic's Founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, in Ankara, Turkey.
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The arrow on this pedestrian sign in Corpus Christi, Texas, was perfectly aligned with the partial lunar eclipse and supermoon.
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Athena Sobhan, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2024
Movie starts at dusk, but arrive early for food trucks and a mausoleum tour!
—Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024
Today, three of the mausoleums are accessible to visitors for a small admission fee: the Changling, Zhaoling and Dingling tombs.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2024
After traveling to four continents together in five months, Bob got down on one knee while Nadine was sitting on the Princess Diana bench in front of the iconic mausoleum.
—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024
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Athena Sobhan, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2024
Movie starts at dusk, but arrive early for food trucks and a mausoleum tour!
—Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024
Today, three of the mausoleums are accessible to visitors for a small admission fee: the Changling, Zhaoling and Dingling tombs.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2024
After traveling to four continents together in five months, Bob got down on one knee while Nadine was sitting on the Princess Diana bench in front of the iconic mausoleum.
—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mausoleum
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Two weeks ago in Washington, D.C., a mysterious poop monument appeared by the U.S. Capitol.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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White boys climb the town square’s Confederate monument.Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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There are endless ruins to discover… the remains of villas, palaces, theaters, castles, churches, tombs, and more... The Paphos Mosaics are one of the finest examples of ancient mosaics in the Eastern Mediterranean and should absolutely be at the top of your must-see list.Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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The fights are silly; the final scene in the tomb is bizarrely quick and awkward.Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
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To make the moment more solemn, David suggests borrowing from the Jewish ritual of laying a stone on top of a grave, and places one near the threshold.Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
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How fast a body decays within a grave is controlled by temperature, humidity, oxygen levels, water availability, the acidity of the surrounding substrate, the chemical composition of the corpse, and the presence or lack of certain microorganisms.David Bressan, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Mausoleum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mausoleum. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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