Thesaurus results for POTTER'S FIELD

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 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 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 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

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For King, The American Legion volunteers’ clean-up efforts honored the veterans buried at the cemetery and showed him those individuals have not been forgotten.

— Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Aug. 2026
The cemetery Zosia was found in no longer exists on any maps, nor is it referenced in historical records.

— Mike McRae August 25, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026

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Later that year, Herman became Senior Vice President of Programming & Production of Access Entertainment Network (AEN), a company that traded graveyard hours of cable TV airtime to infomercial companies.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026
Guests will learn about local birds, squirrels and coyotes, and also the history of the graveyard.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

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