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
we love to tour old cemeteries and read the hauntingly poetic inscriptions on the gravestones
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Recent Examples of gravestone
The audit also noted a Jewish cemetery in Waterbury that was vandalized with more than 12 gravestones desecrated.
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Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2025
After a successful fundraising campaign led by the Friends of the Hyde Park Branch Library, gravestones were finally installed for Crumpler and Arthur in 2020, 125 years after her death.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
The car service driver who took her to the cemetery noticed her mom's gravestone was covered by grass and, kneeling in his suit, cleaned it for her.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025
Nearby, a partially split tree leaned precariously over gravestones at the edge of a cemetery.
—Robert Shackelford, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
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Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2025
After a successful fundraising campaign led by the Friends of the Hyde Park Branch Library, gravestones were finally installed for Crumpler and Arthur in 2020, 125 years after her death.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
The car service driver who took her to the cemetery noticed her mom's gravestone was covered by grass and, kneeling in his suit, cleaned it for her.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025
Nearby, a partially split tree leaned precariously over gravestones at the edge of a cemetery.
—Robert Shackelford, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gravestone
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The bust, created by Croatian sculptor Mladen Mikulin, was installed on his tombstone on the 10th anniversary of his death, according to the official city of Paris website.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
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The most important artifact found so far was an epitaph, or tombstone, with an inscription referencing a gladiator, archaeologists said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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The shell of the fetish and the ruins of spectacle remain visible and intact as negative monuments.—
Benjamin H. D. Buchloh,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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The cultural monuments and heritage sites are less accessible.—
Keyaira Boone,
Essence,
30 May 2025
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“Gravestone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravestone. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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