as in inscription
something inscribed on a gravestone in memory of a dead person
The epitaph reads "In loving memory of John Gray: husband, father, soldier."
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Recent Examples of epitaph
The Executive may succeed for a time in weakening the courts, but over time history will script the tragic gap between what was and all that might have been, and law in time will sign its epitaph.
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Time Staff, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
See treasures Human remains that had been burned were also found inside the tomb, along with grave goods like a black-glazed porcelain basin, a white porcelain cup, a bronze mirror, a jade hairpin, a wooden comb and an epitaph, or tombstone.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
Read: The Houthis’ dream come true Ibn Khaldun’s insight may end up providing an epitaph for the current round of fighting.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
The veterans slowly walked to the epitaph with the help of service members to pay tribute to their fellow Marines and sailors who perished there.
—Arkansas Online, 30 Mar. 2025
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Time Staff, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
See treasures Human remains that had been burned were also found inside the tomb, along with grave goods like a black-glazed porcelain basin, a white porcelain cup, a bronze mirror, a jade hairpin, a wooden comb and an epitaph, or tombstone.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
Read: The Houthis’ dream come true Ibn Khaldun’s insight may end up providing an epitaph for the current round of fighting.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
The veterans slowly walked to the epitaph with the help of service members to pay tribute to their fellow Marines and sailors who perished there.
—Arkansas Online, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for epitaph
inscription
Noun
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But Young says the smaller inscriptions on bullets could be harder to make sense of.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
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In it were multiple shell casings with etched inscriptions that appeared to reference internet memes.—
Kevin Breuninger,Christina Wilkie,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Epitaph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epitaph. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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