as in cemetery
a piece of land used for burying the dead
was laid in rest in God's acre, with a comforting view of the river he loved so much
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Noun
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These later burials are called row-grave cemeteries because the graves were perfectly parallel to one another.—
Emma Gometz,
Scientific American,
29 Apr. 2026 -
On Monday, Nickman and another local were clearing debris and mowing the city’s only cemetery, Eternal Oaks.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Apr. 2026
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Left in the thorny bushes of the graveyard is a clue.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Suddenly, the 107 points and the 113 goals garnered over the first 45 league games of a quite remarkable season were going to count for nothing, save for a tilt at the same play-offs that had proved to be the graveyard of their promotion hopes in the semi-finals a year ago.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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“God's acre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/God%27s%20acre. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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