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
Reflecting the deep gratitude of the family for the ceremony and gravestone paid for through Mathews’ fundraising, Ashley Tyson presented a donation to Watson’s First Tee of Greater Kansas City.
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Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2025
Along with adorning Morrison’s tomb with graffiti, fans have also taken to scrawling directions to the tomb on the gravestones of other people buried at Père-Lachaise.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2025
Immediately following the passing of the Murder Inc. founder, 50 took to Instagram with a photo of himself smoking next to a mock gravestone.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Brad Maestas visits the gravestone of his father Sgt.
—Helen H. Richardson, Denver Post, 26 May 2025
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Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2025
Along with adorning Morrison’s tomb with graffiti, fans have also taken to scrawling directions to the tomb on the gravestones of other people buried at Père-Lachaise.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2025
Immediately following the passing of the Murder Inc. founder, 50 took to Instagram with a photo of himself smoking next to a mock gravestone.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Brad Maestas visits the gravestone of his father Sgt.
—Helen H. Richardson, Denver Post, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gravestone
Noun
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After resting in an unmarked grave for decades, Porter County’s first female physician now has not only a tombstone on her grave but also an Indiana Historical Bureau marker in downtown Valparaiso.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2025
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Melton brought Truman and the caisson team through the gate into the shade of oak trees that tower over row upon row of white marble tombstones.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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His elegant, brick-walled office, larger than the Detroit home where his working-class German immigrant parents raised him, stands as a monument to what that discipline helped build.—
Josh Rottenberg,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
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The Secretary shall manage the monument through the National Park Service, pursuant to applicable legal authorities, consistent with the purposes and provisions of this proclamation.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
24 June 2025
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“Gravestone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravestone. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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