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
The brazen goofiness is applied to the movie’s howl of terror like smiley-face stickers on a gravestone.
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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
Ohio group working to mark Revolutionary War gravestones ahead of July 4, 2026
America 250-Ohio, a commission planning the state's celebration of the United States' 250th anniversary, is behind an effort to enter all of Ohio's Revolutionary War dead into one database, the Columbus Dispatch reports.
—Jason Rossi, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
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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
Ohio group working to mark Revolutionary War gravestones ahead of July 4, 2026
America 250-Ohio, a commission planning the state's celebration of the United States' 250th anniversary, is behind an effort to enter all of Ohio's Revolutionary War dead into one database, the Columbus Dispatch reports.
—Jason Rossi, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gravestone
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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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Fixed a bug where allied player characters could clip through tombstones when Totem Stella was used.—
Oliver Brandt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Federal parks and monuments would close, for example, and staff deemed to be essential — like Transportation Security Administration officers and air traffic controllers — must work without pay, Ryan wrote.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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In the years following his death, Dean’s legacy has been honored through various memorials, including the James Dean Memorial Park and museum in Fairmount and the James Dean monument in Cholame, Calif.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Gravestone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravestone. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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