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Recent Examples of churchyard
In Ham, after the trespass, the group stopped in a churchyard for lunch, where more thermoses of tea emerged from backpacks.
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Brooke Jarvis, New York Times, 26 July 2023
Last summer, O’Farrell presided over a ceremony for the planting of a pair of trees in the churchyard — one commemorating Hamnet, the other Judith.
—Andrew Dickson, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2023
His company has now taken on the task of mapping every churchyard and municipal burial ground in England—a total of more than 18,000—to create a Google Street View of graveyards in which descendants, genealogists, and conservationists can click on a map and see who was buried there and when.
—WIRED, 25 Nov. 2022
At one point, the thieves threatened to burn the painting unless their demands were met, but unlike The Concert, The Guitar Player was safely recovered with the help of an anonymous tip: a detective found the canvas, wrapped in newspaper, propped up against an old headstone in a London churchyard.
—Ruth Bernard Yeazell, The New York Review of Books, 23 Feb. 2021
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Brooke Jarvis, New York Times, 26 July 2023
Last summer, O’Farrell presided over a ceremony for the planting of a pair of trees in the churchyard — one commemorating Hamnet, the other Judith.
—Andrew Dickson, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2023
His company has now taken on the task of mapping every churchyard and municipal burial ground in England—a total of more than 18,000—to create a Google Street View of graveyards in which descendants, genealogists, and conservationists can click on a map and see who was buried there and when.
—WIRED, 25 Nov. 2022
At one point, the thieves threatened to burn the painting unless their demands were met, but unlike The Concert, The Guitar Player was safely recovered with the help of an anonymous tip: a detective found the canvas, wrapped in newspaper, propped up against an old headstone in a London churchyard.
—Ruth Bernard Yeazell, The New York Review of Books, 23 Feb. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for churchyard
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During the immediate postwar decades, veterans and their families began to establish veterans' cemeteries, hold memorial services for the dead, build monuments, conduct unit reunions and organize veterans' groups.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Apr. 2025
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In modern-day Turkey, a cemetery dating to the early Bronze Age holds burials full of luxurious goods—and numerous human sacrifices.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
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Those include laws dealing with allowing accessory dwelling units — including garage and backyard units — as well as parking requirements in neighborhoods near transit stops and residential occupancy limits.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2025
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In 2024, he was seen roaming Canmore for the first time, pawing at fruit trees in backyards.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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In the end, soil testing is the first step in having garden soil that supports your success rather than working against it.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2025
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Many companion plants are used to attract pollinators and other beneficial insects to the garden.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2025
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For the near future at least, the West End looks less like a hotspot than a development graveyard.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Mar. 2025
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Over the years studies have shown the vehicles that rack up the most miles before heading to the auto graveyard tend to be big and burly full-size pickup trucks and SUVs.—
Jim Gorzelany,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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But on a clear day after rain, the dooryards and the narrow streets are fragrant with summer lilacs; the overgrown grass by the river, where people of all backgrounds pause to rest, blows on the approach to a high, arcing bridge; and startling moments of bright, simple beauty emerge.—
Nathan Heller,
Vogue,
17 Oct. 2024
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Bridal elms flank a door; an 80-foot dooryard elm shades a house.—
Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson,
Washington Post,
10 Mar. 2022
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In the aftermath of the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust, protests erupted on university campuses and in the streets of major cities.—
Rachel Wolf,
Fox News,
22 Mar. 2025
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Howard was later arrested near the edge of campus after leaving the scene on foot, police said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Churchyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/churchyard. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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