mausoleum

noun

Definition of mausoleumnext
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 In ancient times, the Turkish Riviera town of Bodrum was known as Halicarnassus, and its famed mausoleum was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2026 The otherwise contemporary firm HOK’s interpretation features a row of square columns bookended by two bulky, mausoleum-like volumes — a kind of architectural equivalent to armored power shoulders. — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 12 June 2026 This month, the hospital granted rare access to reporters from the Associated Press, allowing them into rooms that lie on either side of the centerpiece of Les Invalides, a soaring mausoleum that holds Napoleon’s sarcophagus. — Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026 The ceremony, coordinated by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3173 and the American Legion Post 72, will be held in front of the community mausoleum. — Heather McRea, Oc Register, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for mausoleum
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  1. monument
  2. tomb
  3. grave
Noun
  • All over the globe, whether in distant seaports, capitals, mega-cities, villages, town squares, or central parks, prominent monuments to various individuals from history are featured.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 July 2026
  • Visitors can also learn about the cemetery’s historic monuments, artistic stone carvings and the preservation efforts that help protect the important cultural resource.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
Definition of monument
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  • He will be buried on Thursday, after another ​procession, in Mashhad near the tomb of the Imam Reza, a figure of great devotion in Iran.
    — Parisa Hafezi, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • With the patio door closed, however, the room was as silent as a tomb.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 June 2026
Definition of tomb
Noun
  • Sportman said disturbed graves are not necessarily common in Connecticut.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
  • Allin responds by saying that if that's what Knight wants, he's dug his own grave.
    — Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of grave

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