as in tombstones
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of headstones
Children play among headstones, and locals see ornate mausoleums daily on their way to run errands; the graveyards woven into public life as parks and libraries are in other cities.
—
Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
No grounds maintenance or placement of permanent headstones at VA cemeteries.
—C. A. Bridges, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Applications for headstones, markers, and burial benefits processing will continue.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Burials at national cemeteries proceed, along with related applications for headstones, markers, and burial benefits.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
The sacred land here is peppered with row after row of alabaster white headstones.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Emphasizing creativity, Maria Lee said kids chose a variety of ways to serve from lemonade stands contributing to Texas flood victims, flower deliveries to elderly shut-ins, park cleanups and adding flags to headstones at veterans cemeteries.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Sep. 2025
Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
No grounds maintenance or placement of permanent headstones at VA cemeteries.
—C. A. Bridges, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Applications for headstones, markers, and burial benefits processing will continue.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Burials at national cemeteries proceed, along with related applications for headstones, markers, and burial benefits.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
The sacred land here is peppered with row after row of alabaster white headstones.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Emphasizing creativity, Maria Lee said kids chose a variety of ways to serve from lemonade stands contributing to Texas flood victims, flower deliveries to elderly shut-ins, park cleanups and adding flags to headstones at veterans cemeteries.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for headstones
Noun
-
Other shipments containing cauldron, skeleton, or tombstones in the product description are up.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
-
The museum embraces the town’s unique role as a final home after one’s life, showcasing everything from early-20th-century embalming equipment to the tombstones of 19th-century San Francisco residents — once sold in a Santa Cruz consignment shop and advertised as Halloween decorations.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
The statue has been in storage since it was pulled down on June 19, 2020, in the midst of the Black Lives Matter protests, when monuments honoring figures from the Confederate side in the Civil War were targeted.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
-
If hiking isn't your thing, Sedona is also known for its Pink Jeep Tours that take you to Sedona monuments and shops.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Headstones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headstones. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share