Thesaurus results for HEADSTONE

headstone

noun

ˈhed-ˌstōn

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 many of the headstones were for children who had died during the influenza epidemic

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Recent Examples of headstone City leaders, community organizations, the NAACP, and private citizens should come together immediately to ensure that a permanent, dignified headstone is placed at his grave. —

Olivia Almagro, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026 In January 2024, thieves took more than 700 headstones. —

Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026 The family is still trying to decide what to engrave on her headstone. —

Julia Coin april 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2026 After enduring years of thieves stealing headstones, the owner of a Compton cemetery decided to sell the property after a person stabbed her three dogs on Friday. —

Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for headstone

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Noun

The exhibition for its Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition is dominated by tombstone labels.

— Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Workmen are erecting identical marble tombstones.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026