headstone

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 The sheriff's office said the Draeger-Lagendorf Funeral Home even donated a headstone. Nicole Acosta, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025 Inside, several headstones commemorate the lives of some of the early settlers of the region. Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 12 Feb. 2025 Small headstones bearing a single, telling date are decorated with toys and stuffed animals. Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 12 Feb. 2025 Her headstone is not far from that of Lizzie Borden, and doesn't seem to attract much attention. Melissa Gray, NPR, 26 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for headstone

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“Headstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headstone. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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