cenotaphs

noun

plural of cenotaph
as in memorials
a special structure or statue that is built to remind people of a dead person who is buried somewhere else

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  1. memorials
  2. monuments
  3. tokens
Noun
  • In 2014, he was arrested on charges of stealing signs from memorials dedicated to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
  • For major memorials and monuments, that review can involve years of consultation before participating agencies and parties reach an agreement on how adverse effects will be addressed.
    — Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026
Definition of memorials
Noun
  • For major memorials and monuments, that review can involve years of consultation before participating agencies and parties reach an agreement on how adverse effects will be addressed.
    — Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026
  • Though there are monuments and memorials — sidewalk plaques, benches, murals — sprinkled around the globe, there appear to be very few Jackson statues permanently displayed in the United States.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
Definition of monuments
Noun
  • Enterprises are now navigating a fast-changing mix of tokens, credits, model tiers, usage limits, overages and more inside existing software contracts.
    — Jesse Stockall, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • How swiftly and utterly a flood will erase a man’s guilt, or at least the tokens of it.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Definition of tokens
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