as in monuments
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 historic cemetery's many tombstones marking the graves of children are telling reminders of the harshness of pioneer life
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Recent Examples of tombstones
After days of cleaning graves and decorating tombstones, the graveyard is awash in color and flickering candles.
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Other shipments containing cauldron, skeleton, or tombstones in the product description are up.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
The museum embraces the town’s unique role as a final home after one’s life, showcasing everything from early-20th-century embalming equipment to the tombstones of 19th-century San Francisco residents — once sold in a Santa Cruz consignment shop and advertised as Halloween decorations.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
Scott transforms her front yard at 1728 Hanson Lane into a theater of tombstones, complete with scores of skeletons, plenty of pumpkins and a generous sprinkling of ghosts.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
Pipe words onto Milano cookies to form tombstones.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 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
Fixed a bug where allied player characters could clip through tombstones when Totem Stella was used.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Turn your front yard into an eerie cemetery with tombstones and freshly dug graves.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2024
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Other shipments containing cauldron, skeleton, or tombstones in the product description are up.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
The museum embraces the town’s unique role as a final home after one’s life, showcasing everything from early-20th-century embalming equipment to the tombstones of 19th-century San Francisco residents — once sold in a Santa Cruz consignment shop and advertised as Halloween decorations.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
Scott transforms her front yard at 1728 Hanson Lane into a theater of tombstones, complete with scores of skeletons, plenty of pumpkins and a generous sprinkling of ghosts.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
Pipe words onto Milano cookies to form tombstones.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 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
Fixed a bug where allied player characters could clip through tombstones when Totem Stella was used.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Turn your front yard into an eerie cemetery with tombstones and freshly dug graves.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tombstones
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The ceremony featured a dazzling light and music show outside the museum, with massive screens displaying Egypt's ancient monuments.—
Ayat Al-Tawy,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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The functional centerpiece is a six-story staircase, which leads museumgoers past stone monuments and pharaonic statues arranged in reverse chronological order.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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In some areas, the roads were paved, while away from civilization they were topped with a layer of small stones.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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What was your response to Theresa saying that those in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones after reading parts of your book?—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
5 Nov. 2025
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Photos of your veterans could be mug shots, family photos or gravestones.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Now retired, Rocchetta can still see gravestones from his window.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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Israeli soldiers bulldozed the cemetery down the road with no headstones visible to indicate who is buried where.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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National cemeteries will continue burials, and families can still apply for markers, headstones and burial benefits.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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And in mice with more advanced conditions, with unstable plaques that are more likely to rupture, treatment reduced the plaque size by 52%.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Tombstones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tombstones. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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