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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
During perestroika, the city regained its historical name of Mairupol, and Ukrainian authorities demolished Zhdanov city monuments.
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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
National parks, monuments and other sites will close to the public, with rangers furloughed and facilities shut down.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The National Park Service also manages nearly 400 other areas designated for their national significance as battlefields, military or historic sites, lakeshores, seashores, monuments, parkways, recreation areas, trails, rivers and preserves.
—Jeffrey C. Hallo, The Conversation, 4 Sep. 2025
But in 2025, law firms are reimagining their offices not as monuments to hierarchy, but as tools for engagement.
—Alaa Pasha, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Berlin also doesn’t shy away from its complicated history, most notably around World War II and the Holocaust, both of which are directly (and respectfully) confronted across dozens of monuments, museums, and memorials.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 29 Aug. 2025
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
National parks, monuments and other sites will close to the public, with rangers furloughed and facilities shut down.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The National Park Service also manages nearly 400 other areas designated for their national significance as battlefields, military or historic sites, lakeshores, seashores, monuments, parkways, recreation areas, trails, rivers and preserves.
—Jeffrey C. Hallo, The Conversation, 4 Sep. 2025
But in 2025, law firms are reimagining their offices not as monuments to hierarchy, but as tools for engagement.
—Alaa Pasha, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Berlin also doesn’t shy away from its complicated history, most notably around World War II and the Holocaust, both of which are directly (and respectfully) confronted across dozens of monuments, museums, and memorials.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monuments
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Two tombstones have gone viral on Reddit after users noticed a striking difference between the way a husband and wife were memorialized.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 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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Some buildings downtown offer harrowing reminders of this dark history.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement History offers us endless reminders of this truth.—
John Hope Bryant,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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Born in what is now Zimbabwe, Bland spent hours as a child hurling stones at telegraph poles.—
James Wallace,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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These stones are abrasive volcanic rocks that are extremely effective at scrubbing away tough stains.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
4 Sep. 2025
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The problems with such memorials go deeper still than that.—
Time,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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Those posts have now turned into memorials, with fans flooding the comments to express their grief.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Now supposedly dying from some terminal illness, Julian has gone total hermit mode inside of his cluttered London apartment, where the walls are festooned with the relics of his success and the backrooms are a junk pile of painful memories.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
9 Sep. 2025
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Many of these local gems are cozy relics that house unique pieces that evoke a sense of nostalgia, hold a coveted aesthetic or have historical significance.—
Olivia Lee,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Monuments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monuments. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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