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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
The livestream will also feature archival images of the moon above some of Rome's most iconic monuments, according to the Virtual Telescope Project.
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Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 30 May 2026
Those marching orders left opponents and free speech advocates in disbelief, wondering how park employees were supposed to put a sunny spin on monuments acknowledging slavery, Jim Crow laws and the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Trump has also placed focus on repairing Washington monuments ahead of America’s 250th birthday.
—Tiago Ventura, Time, 28 May 2026
To many of them, the world had become a terrible place, even if their names were not added to battlefield monuments.
—Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
The neighborhood/area Penn Quarter is one of Washington's most convenient neighborhoods for visitors, with museums, monuments, theaters, sports venues, restaurants, and Metro stations all within easy reach.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 May 2026
And in the corner offices, executive suites, and corridors of political power, Boomer leaders have spent years building monuments to their own indispensability rather than successors capable of replacing them — leaving institutions to manage their decline rather than their transition.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 May 2026
Crucially for Cole’s metaphor, Nero’s rule was notorious for tyranny, self-dealing, and extravagant public spending on the construction of monuments to and for Nero himself.
—Tyler Green, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
Another pretty village is Les Riceys, with three churches, all of which are classified as historical monuments.
—Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 30 May 2026
Those marching orders left opponents and free speech advocates in disbelief, wondering how park employees were supposed to put a sunny spin on monuments acknowledging slavery, Jim Crow laws and the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Trump has also placed focus on repairing Washington monuments ahead of America’s 250th birthday.
—Tiago Ventura, Time, 28 May 2026
To many of them, the world had become a terrible place, even if their names were not added to battlefield monuments.
—Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
The neighborhood/area Penn Quarter is one of Washington's most convenient neighborhoods for visitors, with museums, monuments, theaters, sports venues, restaurants, and Metro stations all within easy reach.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 May 2026
And in the corner offices, executive suites, and corridors of political power, Boomer leaders have spent years building monuments to their own indispensability rather than successors capable of replacing them — leaving institutions to manage their decline rather than their transition.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 May 2026
Crucially for Cole’s metaphor, Nero’s rule was notorious for tyranny, self-dealing, and extravagant public spending on the construction of monuments to and for Nero himself.
—Tyler Green, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
Another pretty village is Les Riceys, with three churches, all of which are classified as historical monuments.
—Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monuments
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The veil of past and present, for example, takes an abstract turn in Altar I, while Todos los santos (Para subir al Cielo) shows a cemetery with various cross-shaped tombstones, with a ladder leaning on a wall spectrally overlaid on the image.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
22 May 2026
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Workmen are erecting identical marble tombstones.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Released commercially in the late 1970s, Post-it Notes became one of the world’s most recognizable office products, fundamentally changing note-taking, collaboration, reminders, and workplace organization.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
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But many of the communities along the way offer reminders that the Mother Road once passed through their town.—
Joe Yogerst,
CNN Money,
27 May 2026
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The other is the anger and suspicion of residents who have pelted her with stones and verbal abuse in Bunia, a city at the heart of the outbreak.—
Justin Kabumba,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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At times, the wildlife center said, neighbors who oppose them have blocked Coleman Road with logs, stones, gravel berms, and heavy ropes and chains.—
DANA HEDGPETH THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
24 May 2026
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The event came at the end of a morning full of memorials for the nation’s service members who died in combat.—
Hank Beckman,
Chicago Tribune,
26 May 2026
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The group will walk across the Brooklyn Bridge and continue through Manhattan, making multiple stops at memorials along the way.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
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Once considered delightfully kitschy relics of suburban Americana, porch geese are waddling their way back into the spotlight.—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
29 May 2026
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The 700-year-old circular Bellver Castle is an architectural gem, briefly used as royal residence, mostly as a ghastly political and military prison over six centuries, and now a museum of Roman and other relics.—
Norma Meyer,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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“Monuments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monuments. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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