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
an engraved stone identified the grave as that of a man who had died in the Influenza Epidemic of 1918-19
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as in sheer
having no exceptions or restrictions
the stone stupidity of the senator's statements embarrassed even her staffers
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as in cold
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Recent Examples of stone
Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Bochy’s legacy in San Francisco is already cemented in stone after leading the team to three World Series titles in 2010, 2012 and 2014.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 25 May 2023
The Aris sub-collection represents a group of multi-stone pieces with mixed-shape diamonds, while Monaco includes quintessential princess cut diamonds, and Reign embodies sophistication with glamorous diamonds and gemstone pieces.
—Lauren Tappan, Town & Country, 12 Oct. 2022
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Adjective
Officials also released an artist's reconstruction of the castle, featuring a stone tower and a causeway, or bridge, connecting two small islands.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Bochy’s legacy in San Francisco is already cemented in stone after leading the team to three World Series titles in 2010, 2012 and 2014.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
The soils are predominantly stone with abundant limestone.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 25 May 2023
The Aris sub-collection represents a group of multi-stone pieces with mixed-shape diamonds, while Monaco includes quintessential princess cut diamonds, and Reign embodies sophistication with glamorous diamonds and gemstone pieces.
—Lauren Tappan, Town & Country, 12 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stone
Noun
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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
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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
Adjective
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To watch Lipe-Smith’s Caroline cuddle in bed watching TV on her iPad, or bopping around to JoJo Siwa, or pensively finishing a Popsicle while sitting beside her grandmother at a museum, is to have the sheer malevolence of our current administration and its adherents thrown into sharp relief.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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The sheer paucity of Russian resources, after three and a half years of war, may lead to a similarly ineffective response to any use of Tomahawks.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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An editorial in People's Daily argued that China still lacks in high-level talent needed to sharpen its technological edge, brushing aside fears of excessive immigration.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Richard and Grace was founded on the philosophy that with chaos comes unity, a belief Allen sharpened in moments of global protest, from Black Lives Matter to Palestine.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The trade itself, the act of ice harvesting, vanished, but the work of keeping things cold multiplied a hundredfold.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Like the wiggly jelly noodles in the spectacular jiang feng ($13), served cold.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Federal parks and monuments would close, for example, and staff deemed to be essential — like Transportation Security Administration officers and air traffic controllers — must work without pay, Ryan wrote.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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In the years following his death, Dean’s legacy has been honored through various memorials, including the James Dean Memorial Park and museum in Fairmount and the James Dean monument in Cholame, Calif.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But Russell’s performance was a beam of pure light, burning off any condescension.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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And while the Picoult engages a tougher subject (a school shooting and its fallout), the other three titles in this crop are pure romantasy.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And so, to Paris, where the tectonic plates of a historic reshuffling of creative directors is grinding into place.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
2 Oct. 2025
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The songwriting process for the album’s breakout hit started with the track’s grinding post-chorus breakdown, which Walter had created on a whim.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Forsaking the standard one-and-done episode anthology format, AHS proved that audiences would stick around for the long run, even if the plotlines got gorier, weirder, and sometimes just plain worse.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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Journalists threw him all of the usual life rings after Saturday’s 3-1 defeat against Brighton — a lack of experience, damaging injuries, just plain bad luck.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Stone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stone. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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