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cemetery

[sem-i-ter-ee] / ˈsɛm ɪˌtɛr i /


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The same defensive structure was rebuilt, a hamlet or farm was established on a nearby hilltop, and people were buried in a cemetery between the two areas.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Joined by Guyanese Prime Minister Mark Phillips, Charles laid ceremonial wreaths on the graves of soldiers who fought for Britain before independence in a Georgetown cemetery.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

A year earlier, Chris and I had buried our parents in Newtown’s cemetery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

"And I'll be going to the cemetery to my husband."

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

He learned she was American when she called out her destination, a London cemetery.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Doan Van Cong, 68, and his family spent years touring cemeteries and talking to witnesses to discover what happened to his uncle, who died in 1950, when he was in his early 20s.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Turrell spoke movingly of the close friends he lost during the campaign, some of whom he buried in the field, and who are now buried in Commonwealth war cemeteries on the continent.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Raman’s website shows that she met on-site at the cemeteries once in 2023.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Male sacrificial victims were concentrated near the East Gate, while female sacrificial remains were found in elite cemeteries including Huangchengtai and Hanjiagedan.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026

Further evidence of fixed residence comes from their heavy stone tools, remains of substantial semi-underground houses with signs of remodeling, big village sites of a hundred or more dwellings, and cemeteries.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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