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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Charles Cram, a Navy corpsman who was wounded and awarded for his bravery, saluted the epitaph and gently touched the wreath of red, white and blue flowers, as did the others.
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Arkansas Online, 30 Mar. 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
The black-and-white clip featured the late John Belushi, dressed as an old man, walking around a graveyard memorializing his co-stars with goofy, sardonic epitaphs; Belushi, of course, preceded most of them in death, giving the comedy a somber tone.
—Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2025
His strength of convictions was his epitaph.
—Tyler Kepner, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 30 Mar. 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
The black-and-white clip featured the late John Belushi, dressed as an old man, walking around a graveyard memorializing his co-stars with goofy, sardonic epitaphs; Belushi, of course, preceded most of them in death, giving the comedy a somber tone.
—Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2025
His strength of convictions was his epitaph.
—Tyler Kepner, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for epitaph
inscription
Noun
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The exact date of the inscription is still debated by historians.—
Ella Feldman,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 July 2025
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The Fed staff downplayed the inscription as a joke.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Fortune,
24 July 2025
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“Epitaph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epitaph. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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