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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
the Quakers disapproved of monuments, regarding them as idolatrous, so thousands of Nantucketers spend their eternal rest in complete anonymity
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as in reminder
something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event
a moving monument to the great war and a tribute to the untold millions who died in it
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Recent Examples of monument
Powell said the bill would apply to all monuments, although in recent years only monuments to Confederate and segregationist leaders have been under attack.
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Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Baker found the Display Act, which mandated the three-ton monument be placed between the State Capitol and Justice Building, unconstitutional.
—Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2026
Hawass noted the area has been extensively studied and excavated for decades without finding anything resembling a second monument.
—Ryan Brennan
april 1, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Just down the road, another monument recognizes Carrie Chapman Catt, a Ripon native who led the campaign to ratify the 19th Amendment.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
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Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Baker found the Display Act, which mandated the three-ton monument be placed between the State Capitol and Justice Building, unconstitutional.
—Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2026
Hawass noted the area has been extensively studied and excavated for decades without finding anything resembling a second monument.
—Ryan Brennan
april 1, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Just down the road, another monument recognizes Carrie Chapman Catt, a Ripon native who led the campaign to ratify the 19th Amendment.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monument
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In 1975, the museum purchased his work Georgia Gate, a structure of fluidly bent pine staves inspired by photos of Georgia tombstones the artist saw in musicologist Marshall Stearns’s 1970 book The Story of Jazz.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
8 Mar. 2026
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Last year, the City Council approved an ordinance to offer rewards for information involving theft of city plaques, tombstones, statues, light standards, and copper wire, and theft of metals linked to the Sixth Street Bridge.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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But the injury also represented a timely reminder for Olsson.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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For many viewers, the dog’s reaction felt like a reminder that rescue animals arrive with histories—habits, memories, and sensory associations formed long before adoption.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Inside, design inspiration comes from classic cinema, with rustic parquet floors, lacquered timbers, and local stones.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Officer Hilton then allegedly lifted the man from the ground by his jacket, turned him around, walked him backward, and shoved him, causing the man to fall onto his back and down approximately three stone steps.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Unlike the expansive battlefields and grand monuments that make up much of the park service, the Women’s Rights National Historical Park blends into the rest of the town, two unassuming brick buildings accompanied by an outdoor memorial and a small parking lot.—
Beverly Gage,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2026
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The memorial includes two metal American flag signs on the Cloverdale Road overpass that drivers can see while traveling the Interstate, one in each direction.—
Rose Evans
April 4,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Apr. 2026
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The plaque also holds the names of Singer, Nachlas, Wigder, Thomson and council member Yvette Drucker.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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The marble plaque is improbably specific.—
Selina Denman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Monument.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monument. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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