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cenotaph

noun

Definition of cenotaph

as in memorial

a special structure or statue that is built to remind people of a dead person who is buried somewhere else

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Recent Examples of cenotaph This image taken on August 5, 2025, shows the cenotaph ahead of the 80th anniversary of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. — Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025 Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, the city’s mayor and other officials laid flowers at the cenotaph. — Mari Yamaguchi, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025 Tombs were frequently located by the sea, especially cenotaphs – empty graves meant to memorialize those who died at sea and whose bodies could not be recovered. — Marie-Claire Beaulieu, The Conversation, 28 July 2025 Instead of the vast open space, there are now hundreds of near identical cenotaphs, each featuring the name and a picture of a victim. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 7 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for cenotaph

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The Chicago archdiocese recognized Rubey's work this year by dedicating in his honor a memorial to the lives lost to suicide and their surviving families.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
The memorial, which features sculptures of an angel and bronze doves, is located in a cemetery that is also home to the world’s largest Catholic mausoleum.

— Luis Andres Henao, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

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Luxor, home to Karnak, the Valley of the Kings and some of the most famous monuments of the ancient world, will experience more than six minutes of totality and will attract eclipse chasers from around the world.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Protesters gather for a student demonstration at Place de la Bastille with a view of the Colonne de Juillet monument in Paris, on October 8, 2026, as part of a nationwide protest movement over learning conditions.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

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