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
many of the headstones were for children who had died during the influenza epidemic
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Recent Examples of headstone
More than 100 headstones and monuments, some of which date back to the 1800s, were vandalized and damaged at a Connecticut cemetery this week, according to police.
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
Police are investigating an incident at a Meriden cemetery where there was significant damage and vandalism done to headstones and monuments.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
Wells said all of the headstones will be preserved.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2025
Some headstones are tipped over or broken while others lack basic information about the deceased.
—Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 July 2025
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
Police are investigating an incident at a Meriden cemetery where there was significant damage and vandalism done to headstones and monuments.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
Wells said all of the headstones will be preserved.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2025
Some headstones are tipped over or broken while others lack basic information about the deceased.
—Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headstone
Noun
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Thanks for giving me my tombstone engraving!—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
22 Aug. 2025
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Kevin Pazour, the museum’s executive director, carefully laid the heavy tombstone in the car to be transported to the cemetery, Meyers said.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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Sochi Mayor Andrey Proshunin posted photos of the damage to Telegram, saying a military monument was also struck by debris.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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For two days, climbers and onlookers gathered around a 45-foot wall—an ephemeral monument suspended above water—where the edges between sport, spectacle, and cultural communion blurred.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Headstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headstone. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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