as in tombstones
a shaped stone laid over or erected near a grave and usually bearing an inscription to identify and preserve the memory of the deceased
an engraved stone identified the grave as that of a man who had died in the Influenza Epidemic of 1918-19
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Recent Examples of stones
Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Others were hit with stones and beaten with sticks, including Khatab who said his leg was broken.
—Fadwa Hodali, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
Another version of the Étincelle de Cartier wedding band with twice the carats worth of stones goes for $9,500.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 7 Mar. 2026
The competition — and another curling scandal — got underway even before the opening ceremony, when two stones were reported stolen from the Cortina venue.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 6 Mar. 2026
Hot stones are added, one by one, as the air inside gets heavier, the heat searing the nose and the throat, the sweat starting in rivulets that turn into streams as the smell gets more intense, the heartbeat swells, the mind races.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026
The stones were the way Tove Jansson drew them.
—Patricia Lockwood, The New York Review of Books, 5 Mar. 2026
Wheelchair curlers, like Emt, use sticks to push the stones, and there is no sweeping.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
The company’s name comes from the all-seeing palantír stones in the Lord of the Rings series.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
The stones in the ear rods have not yet been identified, Hancock said.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Others were hit with stones and beaten with sticks, including Khatab who said his leg was broken.
—Fadwa Hodali, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
Another version of the Étincelle de Cartier wedding band with twice the carats worth of stones goes for $9,500.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 7 Mar. 2026
The competition — and another curling scandal — got underway even before the opening ceremony, when two stones were reported stolen from the Cortina venue.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 6 Mar. 2026
Hot stones are added, one by one, as the air inside gets heavier, the heat searing the nose and the throat, the sweat starting in rivulets that turn into streams as the smell gets more intense, the heartbeat swells, the mind races.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026
The stones were the way Tove Jansson drew them.
—Patricia Lockwood, The New York Review of Books, 5 Mar. 2026
Wheelchair curlers, like Emt, use sticks to push the stones, and there is no sweeping.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
The company’s name comes from the all-seeing palantír stones in the Lord of the Rings series.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stones
Noun
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In 1975, the museum purchased his work Georgia Gate, a structure of fluidly bent pine staves inspired by photos of Georgia tombstones the artist saw in musicologist Marshall Stearns’s 1970 book The Story of Jazz.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
8 Mar. 2026
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Last year, the City Council approved an ordinance to offer rewards for information involving theft of city plaques, tombstones, statues, light standards, and copper wire, and theft of metals linked to the Sixth Street Bridge.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Rear-axle steering sharpens a car this size in ways that defy its footprint.—
Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
12 Mar. 2026
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As your perceptive nature sharpens, teach through example by admitting your mistakes, then fixing them.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Despite this drop in visitors, 26 of the 433 sites in the NPS system—which includes national parks, monuments, historic sites, battlefields, recreation areas, preserves, and seashores—broke all-time records for visitation.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
13 Mar. 2026
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Rangers said Reisinger vandalized two monuments at Little Round Top in Gettysburg National Military Park last year.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The genetic sequencing now underway could open doors to more discoveries in the same region — and the habitat pressures flagged by the authors are worth watching as farmland edges closer to the park boundary.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
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This reckless action puts American troops at risk and edges us toward a wider regional war.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The dramatic move comes as shipping traffic grinds to an effective halt in the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, amid fears of prolonged disruption to global trade.—
Dan Mangan,Garrett Downs,Leslie Josephs,Holly Ellyatt,Chloe Taylor,Sam Meredith,Azhar Sukri,Anniek Bao,Kevin Breuninger,Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2026
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But by the start of this season, our young capitalists have been flung further afield into new jobs and new places that stir up a vague sense of menace even before the actual danger of the plot grinds into action.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Stones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stones. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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