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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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stone

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adjective

stone

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verb

as in to sharpen
to make sharp or sharper the diorama showed a villager stoning a scythe

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stone

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adverb

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Recent Examples of stone
Adjective
The workers live in cabins in a grassy seaside paradise a stone’s throw from New London’s Ocean Beach Park. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2025 The scheme has drawn criticism, however, because of its proximity to the United Nations Secretariat Building a stone’s throw to the north. Téa Kvetenadze, New York Daily News, 28 June 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 See All Example Sentences for stone
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stone
Noun
  • The tombstone of his uncle, Pleas Monroe Rector, is also at the cemetery, Ernest Rector said.
    Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
  • On Jane Austen’s tombstone in Winchester Cathedral in England, no mention is made of her achievements as a novelist.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • Some may prove useful in the long run and others illusory, but for now they are statistically swamped by the sheer amount of renewable power coming online.
    Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 9 July 2025
  • The sheer variety of equipment, the pace of change and rising customer demands call for something better: a knowledge capture process that’s baked into the daily workflow.
    Thomas Cottereau, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • There are a lot of moving parts at PVH, which is taking back its North American wholesale licenses from G-III Apparel Group, working out the kinks in Calvin Klein’s new global product kitchen, sharpening its inventory approach, and working to sync up product innovation with big-time marketing.
    Evan Clark, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
  • When Mercury enters your sign on June 26, your ability to communicate your needs and boundaries sharpens.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2025
Adverb
  • When the cop refuses the bribe, Reacher saves the man’s life … by love-tapping him out cold before Angel can shoot him.
    Chris Klimek, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
  • This time, the idea of a comeback stopped Canada cold.
    Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Even so, last year, the city of Hartford picked up the tab for $150,000 in maintenance that covered cutting down dead trees that posed a safety hazard; hauling away illegally dumped items and removing of overgrowth and mowing around hundreds of headstones and monuments.
    Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2025
  • The memorial would replace an earlier monument of King at the corner of Reading Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
    Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
Adjective
  • Hydration is key When working in the heat, avoid sugary drinks and opt for pure water or water with electrolytes.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2025
  • Happening in early May, the festival’s events are pure Americana.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • It’s often considered an enemy of development in the state due to its ability to slow projects to a grinding halt.
    Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2025
  • He was welcomed warmly and awarded an Order of Liberty by Zelenskyy, who is trying to rally support among Kyiv's allies at a crucial juncture in the grinding war with Russia.
    USA Today, USA Today, 29 June 2025
Adverb
  • The artwork is surrounded by a plain white section on three sides and a black rectangle spangled with white crosses, which might have indicated the threshold of a doorway.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
  • So how about just a plain old four years and $100 million?
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 26 June 2025

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“Stone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stone. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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