as in tombstone
a shaped stone laid over or erected near a grave and usually bearing an inscription to identify and preserve the memory of the deceased
we love to tour old cemeteries and read the hauntingly poetic inscriptions on the gravestones
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Recent Examples of gravestone
The audit also noted a Jewish cemetery in Waterbury that was vandalized with more than 12 gravestones desecrated.
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Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2025
After a successful fundraising campaign led by the Friends of the Hyde Park Branch Library, gravestones were finally installed for Crumpler and Arthur in 2020, 125 years after her death.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
The car service driver who took her to the cemetery noticed her mom's gravestone was covered by grass and, kneeling in his suit, cleaned it for her.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025
Nearby, a partially split tree leaned precariously over gravestones at the edge of a cemetery.
—Robert Shackelford, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
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Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2025
After a successful fundraising campaign led by the Friends of the Hyde Park Branch Library, gravestones were finally installed for Crumpler and Arthur in 2020, 125 years after her death.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
The car service driver who took her to the cemetery noticed her mom's gravestone was covered by grass and, kneeling in his suit, cleaned it for her.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025
Nearby, a partially split tree leaned precariously over gravestones at the edge of a cemetery.
—Robert Shackelford, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gravestone
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Nearby tombstones have been defaced as well — with arrows pointing visitors toward 'Jim' — though cemetery staff have wiped them clean and erected metal barricades to curb unauthorized tributes.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
20 May 2025
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Belinda Mott, whose sister Juanita Mott’s remains were found in the Wests’ cellar, is seen visiting her sister’s tombstone.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
14 May 2025
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Yes, there were disputes over Confederate monuments and America’s sins versus America’s promise, but there was also a palpable impatience with history, as if people were afraid of its power to bog you down.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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The remote Galápagos Islands of the Pacific, about 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador, have no historic monuments, only a handful of human settlements and the barest smattering of amenities such as restaurants and shops.—
Robin Catalano,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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“Gravestone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravestone. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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