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resting place

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noun

  1. a place where someone or something rests, esp ( last resting place ) the grave

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Their son could have no better resting place than among his black troops.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Given its massive size, it would interrupt the sight lines between the Lincoln Memorial, one of Washington's iconic landmarks, and Arlington National Cemetery, the final resting place for hundreds of thousands of American servicemembers.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

David Lynch’s final resting place is at Hollywood Forever, across from the Fairbanks Lawn where movies are shown, under the stars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

They say pissed off spirits wander in the night looking for their resting place.

From Salon ● May 9, 2026

So after lunch, we drove down to Crown Hill Cemetery, the last and final resting place of three vice presidents, one president, and Augustus Waters.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green

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