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
Across town, Mark Fontana leaned over a slab of granite in a monument manufacturing shop located right next to the Italian cemetery, full of headstones in various stages, giant stone cutting machines, diamond-grinders and a room for sandblasting headstones.
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Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Aside from paying your respects to these icons on a cemetery tour, visit in the summer for its famous Cinespia screenings, when the graveyard transforms into an open-air cinema that projects films onto a mausoleum wall, surrounded by intricate headstones.
—Sophie-Claire Hoeller, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
There are only a few headstones left standing in the ruins of its cemetery, but that doesn’t take from the fright.
—Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 16 Oct. 2025
Eventually, in 2000, the entire headstone was stolen.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
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Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Aside from paying your respects to these icons on a cemetery tour, visit in the summer for its famous Cinespia screenings, when the graveyard transforms into an open-air cinema that projects films onto a mausoleum wall, surrounded by intricate headstones.
—Sophie-Claire Hoeller, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
There are only a few headstones left standing in the ruins of its cemetery, but that doesn’t take from the fright.
—Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 16 Oct. 2025
Eventually, in 2000, the entire headstone was stolen.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headstone
Noun
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After days of cleaning graves and decorating tombstones, the graveyard is awash in color and flickering candles.—
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Other shipments containing cauldron, skeleton, or tombstones in the product description are up.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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The blast took place near the city’s iconic Red Fort, also known as the Lal Qila, a 17th century monument and a symbol of India’s independence.—
Esha Mitra,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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The physical embodiment of a finance industry doubling down on the city is the $3 billion, gleaming, hypersustainable monument to capitalism JPMorgan just opened on 47th Street.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Headstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headstone. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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