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memorial park

noun

Definition of memorial park

as in cemetery

a piece of land used for burying the dead Forest Lawn in Glendale, California, is the memorial park that serves as the final resting place for many of Hollywood's greatest

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Recent Examples of memorial park That project included public art, a veterans memorial park, road improvements, underground utilities lines, new sidewalks, landscaping, and two Vista signs arching over the roadway. — Stacy Brandt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025 The board’s motion to seek alternative sites includes the memorial park, requiring boring samples and other topographical features to be compiled before the July 22 meeting. — Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026 Memorial Day observances were also held at Forest Lawn memorial parks in Covina Hills, Hollywood Hills and Glendale. — Daily News, 25 May 2026 One Saturday afternoon in May 2026, families gathered on Poklonnaya Gora, a hilltop war memorial park in western Moscow. — Diana Dukhanova, The Conversation, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for memorial park

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A couple of miles from the cemetery, a large group had gathered outside a small house for a holiday weekend cookout.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Khomeini’s funeral saw chaotic scenes as millions thronged his mourning ceremony and trip to the cemetery.

— Nasser Karimi, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026

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Most of the victims were buried in a local graveyard, while some families planned to take the bodies to their native towns for burial.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
In this year’s ballot measure graveyard lies the competing measures introduced by Uber and Consumer Attorneys of California, both of which were dropped after last-minute negotiations.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026

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