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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
Corbet’s real crush is on the 1990s and 2000s products of high-end, coffee-table-book designers such as Tadao Ando or Peter Zumthor, who favoured singular, funeral monuments, with an obsessive sanding away of brutalism’s rugged surfaces.
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Matt Shaw, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
The exhibition’s 82 artworks, spanning 200 years of art history, range from ones that could fit into the palm of a hand to monuments that tower over the viewer.
—Shantay Robinson, ARTnews.com, 28 Feb. 2025
The Politics of Brutalism Call them monuments, foreign elements, eyesores — Brutalist buildings have become another battleground in President Trump’s culture war.
—Anna Kodé, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Similarly, to help preserve historical monuments, Seville plans to charge visitors between 3 and 4 euros to access the city’s famous Plaza de España.
—Jessica Benavides Canepa, AFAR Media, 21 Feb. 2025
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Matt Shaw, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
The exhibition’s 82 artworks, spanning 200 years of art history, range from ones that could fit into the palm of a hand to monuments that tower over the viewer.
—Shantay Robinson, ARTnews.com, 28 Feb. 2025
The Politics of Brutalism Call them monuments, foreign elements, eyesores — Brutalist buildings have become another battleground in President Trump’s culture war.
—Anna Kodé, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Similarly, to help preserve historical monuments, Seville plans to charge visitors between 3 and 4 euros to access the city’s famous Plaza de España.
—Jessica Benavides Canepa, AFAR Media, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monument
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As a tombstone tourist—a term used to describe travelers who visit cemeteries—I’ve always sought out these eternally quiet places.—
Blane Bachelor,
AFAR Media,
12 Feb. 2025
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Rusted out factories scattered like tombstones across the landscape of our nation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Jan. 2025
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For 25 years, this scar on the city remained a haunting reminder of what was lost until construction finally began after delays in 1994.—
Michael Wells,
Kansas City Star,
9 Mar. 2025
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Forecasting stock swings in the short term is a mug's game, so the recent stock declines provide a reminder to keep enough safe assets to fund short-term liabilities.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Archaeologists estimated the aqueduct required about 56 tons of stone and over 80 tiles, the university said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2025
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Published on March 18, 2025 By Tori Latham Photo : Ian Alexander Nelson/Jump Visuals Photo : Ian Alexander Nelson/Jump Visuals A rusticated stone fireplace anchors the great room.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
18 Mar. 2025
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The two women and their supporters are seeking a pardon, an apology and a national memorial in honor of all those accused and convicted of witchcraft during the law’s 173-year reign.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Mar. 2025
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Black History Month 2022 Artwork from the Black Lives Matter memorial has a new home: the Library of Congress The next day, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser released a statement suggesting that the mural will have to go.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
8 Mar. 2025
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Alzheimer's disease is caused in part by Amyloid-beta protein clumps forming outside of neurons as plaques, which can lead to the malfunctioning of tau proteins; these and other factors impede normal brain activity.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Mar. 2025
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This writer previously advocated the same, encouraging induction with the story of his banishment included on his plaque.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Monument.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monument. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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