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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
the Quakers disapproved of monuments, regarding them as idolatrous, so thousands of Nantucketers spend their eternal rest in complete anonymity
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as in reminders
something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event
a moving monument to the great war and a tribute to the untold millions who died in it
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Recent Examples of monuments
That meant bouncing along the halls of capitol hill or along the green near historic monuments.
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Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
During World War II, Jenkins began selling items like monuments, tombstones, furniture, home appliances, toys and gifts, in addition to their usual music products.
—Sarah Biegelsen, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
His death sparked calls for monuments and memorials.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Pat will be honored with a small plaque on the ground in front of the monuments.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
During perestroika, the city regained its historical name of Mairupol, and Ukrainian authorities demolished Zhdanov city monuments.
—Yegor Mostovshikov, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
At the time, the Czech capital still held traces of Kafka’s era; now, Prague serves almost like a shrine to the author, with an official museum and several monuments around town, which range from iconic to kitsch in her view.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
The subtler truth is that a similar kind of minimalist rectitude is what has governed the best of the older monuments in the nation’s capital.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
The rubble was left in place, among the dead and unexploded shells, as monuments to war.
—Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
During World War II, Jenkins began selling items like monuments, tombstones, furniture, home appliances, toys and gifts, in addition to their usual music products.
—Sarah Biegelsen, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
His death sparked calls for monuments and memorials.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Pat will be honored with a small plaque on the ground in front of the monuments.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
During perestroika, the city regained its historical name of Mairupol, and Ukrainian authorities demolished Zhdanov city monuments.
—Yegor Mostovshikov, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
At the time, the Czech capital still held traces of Kafka’s era; now, Prague serves almost like a shrine to the author, with an official museum and several monuments around town, which range from iconic to kitsch in her view.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
The subtler truth is that a similar kind of minimalist rectitude is what has governed the best of the older monuments in the nation’s capital.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
The rubble was left in place, among the dead and unexploded shells, as monuments to war.
—Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monuments
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Fixed a bug where allied player characters could clip through tombstones when Totem Stella was used.—
Oliver Brandt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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His people had been in the area since the early nineteenth century, and the tombstones were worn and covered in lichen.—
Lawrence Wright,
The New Yorker,
29 Dec. 2024
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Performances at Aston Villa and at home to Liverpool were vivid reminders of spirit and commitment, which couldn’t be taken for granted after the energy-sapping nature of Isak’s long goodbye.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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The charred shell of his car, motorcycle and chimney of his house and the rest of the debris still haven’t been cleaned up, persistent reminders of what was.—
Michael Slaten,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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Marble and stones sourced from the site’s excavation are repurposed into mosaics.—
Caitlin Palumbo,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The stones show signs of possible ancient microbial life, according to scientists.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Remember the 9/11 terror attacks and their memorials here.—
Sam Woodward,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Now, with two memorials in the Queen City, placed 51 years after the crash that affected so many families, it will long be remembered.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Comets are among the most captivating wanderers of the solar system — icy relics from its earliest days that blaze across the sky with glowing tails and mysterious origins.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Not a house of relics, not a memorial.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Monuments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monuments. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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