cenotaphs

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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Noun
  • Given its themes of comfort, it is often read or performed at funerals and memorials and has been set to music and referenced in many hymns.
    Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026
  • As the sun rises in Nashville, fan tributes and memorials continue to grow in the area for the late Dolly Parton.
    Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The organization intended to use the concrete to establish 100 Berlin Wall monuments across North America, with the project leading into the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 2009.
    Will McGough, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • But the rest of the land, save for the monorail, one of Disneyland’s most recognizable monuments, should be considered fair game.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Even more striking is that by mid-July, Chinese models accounted for a record 58% of tokens processed by American firms on the platform.
    Mark Minevich, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Many European enterprises expanding AI deployments are already diversifying providers while placing a greater emphasis on cost management and infrastructure governance due to autonomous systems consuming far more tokens than originally projected.
    Daniel Fallmann, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
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“Cenotaphs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cenotaphs. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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