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
many of the headstones were for children who had died during the influenza epidemic
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Recent Examples of headstone
More than 100 headstones and monuments, some of which date back to the 1800s, were vandalized and damaged at a Connecticut cemetery this week, according to police.
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
Police are investigating an incident at a Meriden cemetery where there was significant damage and vandalism done to headstones and monuments.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
Wells said all of the headstones will be preserved.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2025
Some headstones are tipped over or broken while others lack basic information about the deceased.
—Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 July 2025
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
Police are investigating an incident at a Meriden cemetery where there was significant damage and vandalism done to headstones and monuments.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
Wells said all of the headstones will be preserved.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2025
Some headstones are tipped over or broken while others lack basic information about the deceased.
—Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headstone
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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
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The drama, also starring Dustin Hoffman as Bernstein, was a monument to dramatic realism, so serious in its attempt to capture the truth that the production took bags of trash from the real-life Post offices and used the papers on the set.—
Stephen Galloway,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
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Amphibious cars are a monument to indecision, never perfected, always a compromise of some sort but often in their weird way sublime, like the Sea Lion Amphibious Prototype heading for auction this weekend.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Headstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headstone. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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