inscription

as in epitaph
something said or written about someone to remember their life The inscription on the urn read "Loving Father, Husband, and Brother."

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Recent Examples of inscription Other available services: $29.95 for a personal one-on-one photo, $20 for an inscription and $10 for James Spence Authentication. Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2025 Archaeologists also found various inscriptions, which Al-Rawahneh said were linked to ancient funerary practices. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025 The researchers also found ancient graffiti among the fragments, including an inscription of nearly the entire Greek alphabet. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025 The bricks all have inscriptions related to the crash, were purchased by people connected with Flight 212, will be grouped together and will support the museum’s mission of aviation safety, McDonald said. Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for inscription
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epitaph
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  • The epitaph for the version of the North Rim Lodge that stood from 1936 to 2025 might well be that humanity will never master the awesome nature that lies outside the picture windows.
    Tom Zoellner, AZCentral.com, 25 July 2025
  • The Executive may succeed for a time in weakening the courts, but over time history will script the tragic gap between what was and all that might have been, and law in time will sign its epitaph.
    TIME Staff, Time, 18 Apr. 2025

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“Inscription.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inscription. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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