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
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.
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Maria Cramer, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
The sheriff's office said the Draeger-Lagendorf Funeral Home even donated a headstone.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Inside, several headstones commemorate the lives of some of the early settlers of the region.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 12 Feb. 2025
Small headstones bearing a single, telling date are decorated with toys and stuffed animals.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 12 Feb. 2025
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Maria Cramer, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
The sheriff's office said the Draeger-Lagendorf Funeral Home even donated a headstone.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Inside, several headstones commemorate the lives of some of the early settlers of the region.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 12 Feb. 2025
Small headstones bearing a single, telling date are decorated with toys and stuffed animals.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headstone
Noun
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The tombstone has ten lines of inscriptions and identified the man laid to rest inside the tomb, according to the release.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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Some of the surviving houses remained empty for seasons on end in the ’80s, their marquees serving as tombstones for the bombs that had fleetingly awakened them from their slumber.—
Frank Rich,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2025
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Officials are now working to preserve the historic domes of the monument — built between 532 and 537 AD — from the threat of earthquakes.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The following day, an image of a faux Mount Rushmore featuring Eminem, Paul Wall, Russ, and the late Mac Miller (the original rappers proposed to be on the fictional monument) surfaced on social media.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Headstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headstone. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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