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
As brush is cleared and pathways reopen, headstones belonging to College Park's first African American veterans, educators, morticians, community leaders, and generations of local families are beginning to reappear.
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Nakell Williams, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Kara Jakubik, a 17-year-old Life Scout with Scouting America and an Ambassador with Girl Scouts, spent the morning with other volunteers walking through rows of headstones searching for symbols, such as military branch emblems.
—Abigail Dollins, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2026
In 1948, the Army named the regiment as its official ceremonial unit and since then The Old Guard, along with some participants from other branches of the military, has annually placed flags at soldiers' headstones.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 23 May 2026
Drained financially after using his savings and online fundraising efforts, Naso can't even afford a headstone for his wife's grave.
—Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
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Nakell Williams, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Kara Jakubik, a 17-year-old Life Scout with Scouting America and an Ambassador with Girl Scouts, spent the morning with other volunteers walking through rows of headstones searching for symbols, such as military branch emblems.
—Abigail Dollins, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2026
In 1948, the Army named the regiment as its official ceremonial unit and since then The Old Guard, along with some participants from other branches of the military, has annually placed flags at soldiers' headstones.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 23 May 2026
Drained financially after using his savings and online fundraising efforts, Naso can't even afford a headstone for his wife's grave.
—Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headstone
Noun
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The skies are gloomy and overcast, fitting for a trip among the tombstones.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2026
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One is a replica of Wale’s tombstone.—
Rita Omokha,
Vanity Fair,
12 June 2026
Noun
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But as the Lavra burned there was no sense that destroying a leading religious and cultural monument in a manner such as this was a war crime.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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Room, the former Columbus Crew goalkeeper, wanted Sweet 16 but would settle for a monument in his name.—
Pete Grathoff
June 21,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026
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“Headstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headstone. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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