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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Related article 176 gravestones at 2 Jewish cemeteries vandalized, FBI investigating
Prosecutors declined to comment.
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Jeff Winter, CNN, 7 Aug. 2024
Nearly 200 gravestones at two Jewish cemeteries in Cincinnati were vandalized, the Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati and the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati said.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 3 July 2024
The cemetery was at first covered by a lumberyard by 1880, even though some gravestones were apparently still standing at that date.
—Michael Hill, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024
Getting named after a gravestone is not unorthodox in Haley Hodge's family.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 24 May 2024
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Jeff Winter, CNN, 7 Aug. 2024
Nearly 200 gravestones at two Jewish cemeteries in Cincinnati were vandalized, the Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati and the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati said.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 3 July 2024
The cemetery was at first covered by a lumberyard by 1880, even though some gravestones were apparently still standing at that date.
—Michael Hill, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024
Getting named after a gravestone is not unorthodox in Haley Hodge's family.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 24 May 2024
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“Gravestone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravestone. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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