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
But the company also has invisible enemies, and when the cemetery is vandalized—the systems hacked, the casket-cam headstones torn from their foundations—Karsh has a mystery on his hands.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2025
His sister Cortney wrote in a GoFundMe fundraiser to help pay for expenses and the boy's headstone that the Eric's older brother Steven died in 2023.
—David Chiu, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
In the military section of the cemetery, Ukrainian flags flew over every headstone.
—Kim Barker, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
About 18 years ago, thick poison ivy covered 64 headstones in Staten Island’s Baron Hirsch Cemetery, including the one belonging to Beckie Neubauer, a 19-year-old Austrian immigrant who died in the Triangle shirtwaist factory fire.
—Maria Cramer, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2025
His sister Cortney wrote in a GoFundMe fundraiser to help pay for expenses and the boy's headstone that the Eric's older brother Steven died in 2023.
—David Chiu, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
In the military section of the cemetery, Ukrainian flags flew over every headstone.
—Kim Barker, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
About 18 years ago, thick poison ivy covered 64 headstones in Staten Island’s Baron Hirsch Cemetery, including the one belonging to Beckie Neubauer, a 19-year-old Austrian immigrant who died in the Triangle shirtwaist factory fire.
—Maria Cramer, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headstone
Noun
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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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“Headstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headstone. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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