as in monument
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 historic cemetery's many tombstones marking the graves of children are telling reminders of the harshness of pioneer life
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Recent Examples of tombstone
Rusted out factories scattered like tombstones across the landscape of our nation.
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ABC News, 19 Jan. 2025
As with a tombstone in the mergers-and-acquisitions business, there is an insider lingua franca that casual followers wouldn’t know.
—Jordan Michelman, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024
Someone’s left what looks like fan art featuring the character on her tombstone, which is low to the ground and modest by Mickey Rooney standards but is nevertheless emblazoned with a sketch of Nurmi in her signature black mermaid dress.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
The ceiling was formed from Jewish tombstones (matzevot) laid across tram rails.
—Natalia Romik / Madę By History, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
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ABC News, 19 Jan. 2025
As with a tombstone in the mergers-and-acquisitions business, there is an insider lingua franca that casual followers wouldn’t know.
—Jordan Michelman, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024
Someone’s left what looks like fan art featuring the character on her tombstone, which is low to the ground and modest by Mickey Rooney standards but is nevertheless emblazoned with a sketch of Nurmi in her signature black mermaid dress.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
The ceiling was formed from Jewish tombstones (matzevot) laid across tram rails.
—Natalia Romik / Madę By History, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tombstone
Noun
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Thousands of trees with white and pink flowers circle the Tidal Basin and parks near some of the capital's famous monuments and memorials.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Now nobody outside the White House knows the status of the monuments, as my colleague Doug Smith reports.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2025
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The latest continues the super-clean and minimalist design but in a stone blue dial decorated in guilloché and a Grain d’Orge (barley grain) motif.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
30 Mar. 2025
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The Trump administration may offer automakers a lifeline in terms of regulatory relief, but nothing is set in stone yet.—
Dan Runkevicius,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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The handsome plaque is named in honor of Ishi, the last of the ancient Yana Indians, who was the bowhunting teacher of Saxton Pope and Art Young.—
Ray Alt,
Outdoor Life,
27 Mar. 2025
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On the other end of the wall, a grid of plaques celebrated the project’s donors.—
Guthrie Scrimgeour,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Tombstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tombstone. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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