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Synonyms

resting place

British  

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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A lot of the people interred there are from the Golden Age of Hollywood, and now it’s becoming a place where filmmakers and musicians and artists are considering for their final resting place.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

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

From Salon • May 9, 2026

Most of those exhumed and reburied in Khartoum are identified, Zein al-Abdeen said, by families who buried their loved ones themselves but needed authorities to give them a proper resting place.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Mr. Gallot expresses relief that the family of Johnny Hallyday, the “French Elvis,” chose St. Barts, in the Caribbean, over Père-Lachaise as the singer’s resting place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

“Mr. Sorenson,” Mrs. Murphy says when his cup is back in its resting place.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

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