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potter's field

noun

Definition of potter's field

as in cemetery

a piece of land used for burying the dead criminals and unidentified people are sometimes buried in a potter's field

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Recent Examples of potter's field The family lived down the street from the potter's field where the boy was first buried, and placed flowers there on holidays. — Maryclaire Dale, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2023 After finding out from police that her son was buried in a potter's field, Wade Robinson sought to recover his body and give him a proper burial. — Deena Zaru, ABC News, 16 Nov. 2023 According to a 1951 Milwaukee Journal article, the potter's field was the burial site of many victims of the city's 1849-1850 cholera epidemic, which was estimated to have killed as many as 700 of the city's then-20,000 residents. — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 11 Oct. 2024

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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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And then directly opposite, Mike is buried in a beautiful old graveyard near a 70-foot waterfall that’s in walking distance.

— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 7 July 2026
The cemetery’s new board of directors has aspirations to turn the graveyard — the final resting place of the famous and not so famous — from decaying and overgrown to a future urban green space that would attract visitors.

— Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026

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