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Recent Examples of tumulus
Melena flags a hand limply at her older daughter as Nanny hoists Nessa onto the edge of the cot, where the girl lies, inert and cringing, in the lee of the tumulus that Melena has become.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Nearby, the researchers found a 197- by 26-foot tumulus, or burial mound, and an extravagant array of Greek funerary goods likely left by merchants and mercenaries living in the area.
—Isis Davis-Marks, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Aug. 2021
Another surprising discovery is a giant tumulus near the town of Amphipolis in northern Greece.
—National Geographic, 8 Apr. 2019
The pressure may have pushed that tumulus to sea level.
—Megan Friedman, Popular Mechanics, 16 July 2018
The running theory is that the island was a submarine tumulus created when the pressure of slow-moving lava lifts the crust above it.
—Megan Friedman, Popular Mechanics, 16 July 2018
Resembling an ancient burial mound known as a tumulus, Maropeng's entrance blends artfully with the grassland surroundings.
—Smithsonian, 27 Mar. 2017
Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Nearby, the researchers found a 197- by 26-foot tumulus, or burial mound, and an extravagant array of Greek funerary goods likely left by merchants and mercenaries living in the area.
—Isis Davis-Marks, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Aug. 2021
Another surprising discovery is a giant tumulus near the town of Amphipolis in northern Greece.
—National Geographic, 8 Apr. 2019
The pressure may have pushed that tumulus to sea level.
—Megan Friedman, Popular Mechanics, 16 July 2018
The running theory is that the island was a submarine tumulus created when the pressure of slow-moving lava lifts the crust above it.
—Megan Friedman, Popular Mechanics, 16 July 2018
Resembling an ancient burial mound known as a tumulus, Maropeng's entrance blends artfully with the grassland surroundings.
—Smithsonian, 27 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tumulus
Noun
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Located at the intersection of Highways 6 and 13, this cemetery is the final resting place of L.M. Montgomery.—
Kaitlyn McInnis,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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There are over 150 national cemeteries —including Arlington National Cemetery and Gettysburg National Cemetery — across the country that will sport thousands of American flags every Memorial Day.—
Alex Heigl,
People.com,
26 May 2025
Noun
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The ancient long barrow, located at the border of the villages Dlouhé Dvory and Lípa in the country’s eastern Bohemia region, measures roughly 620 feet long and 50 feet wide at its largest point.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
2 July 2024
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Another Bronze Age cemetery located ten miles from Stonehenge features 20 barrows, or circular mounds, some of which show signs of cremation.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Dec. 2023
Noun
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Leading those developments appears to be China, which stunned the world in 2022 by using a robotic grabber to pluck one of its satellites from its orbital slot and drag it into a graveyard orbit.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
11 May 2025
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In a makeshift graveyard outside the hospital, surrounded by the giraffes that Ellie met in one of the first season’s most emotional scenes, the group discuss their next moves after burying their dead.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
5 May 2025
Noun
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The lopsided affair featured plenty of highlights from the Horned Frogs including a masterpiece on the mound by Tommy LaPour and a number of record-setting performances by TCU’s hitters.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 May 2025
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In six big-league seasons before the trade, Luzardo had shown great stuff on the mound but had struggled to stay healthy.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Greek Festival Food, music and dance fill the churchyard at Holy Trinity Cathedral during one of the largest cultural festivals of the year in downtown Salt Lake City.—
Erin Alberty,
Axios,
5 Sep. 2024
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Kristen makes some noise about a contractor, but that’s not soon enough for Sister Andrea, who tells Ben to get some bricks from the churchyard and start the work ASAP.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
4 July 2024
Noun
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Image Most of the mausoleums still belong in private hands; if family leases are not renewed, remains are discreetly removed to the ossuary.—
Sadie Stein,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Inside the mausoleum, niches were cut into the plaster, likely to hold funerary urns spanning generations.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Tumulus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumulus. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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