as in tombstone
a shaped stone laid over or erected near a grave and usually bearing an inscription to identify and preserve the memory of the deceased
we love to tour old cemeteries and read the hauntingly poetic inscriptions on the gravestones
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Recent Examples of gravestone
Outliving Michael includes a photo of a rubbing, done in black crayon on white paper, of Church’s gravestone in Naples, Florida.
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R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The brazen goofiness is applied to the movie’s howl of terror like smiley-face stickers on a gravestone.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2025
Flowers are seen laid out at a gravestone.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Though gravestones are now in rows, until around 1900 there were more clumps of stones.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 19 July 2025
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R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The brazen goofiness is applied to the movie’s howl of terror like smiley-face stickers on a gravestone.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2025
Flowers are seen laid out at a gravestone.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Though gravestones are now in rows, until around 1900 there were more clumps of stones.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 19 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gravestone
Noun
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The next scene features teenagers stealing the tombstone from Ed's grave, before the episode concludes on a quiet note.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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During World War II, Jenkins began selling items like monuments, tombstones, furniture, home appliances, toys and gifts, in addition to their usual music products.—
Sarah Biegelsen,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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Tzvika Tesler, the chairman of the kibbutz, says his community is now debating whether to tear down the charred and bullet-ridden husks of homes that were attacked or to preserve them like monuments.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
7 Oct. 2025
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Madison himself played a critical role in securing passage in 1776 of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, a monument to civil liberties.—
Donald Nieman,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Gravestone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravestone. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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