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
The film draws from a real 1980s court case involving Tan Chay Wa’s tombstone.
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Sara Merican, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
Horowitz’s knock is the scrape of the chisel on your tombstone.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
The artifact is often referred to as the black marble knight’s tombstone.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Sep. 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, 12 July 2024
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Sara Merican, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
Horowitz’s knock is the scrape of the chisel on your tombstone.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
The artifact is often referred to as the black marble knight’s tombstone.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Sep. 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, 12 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tombstone
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About 40 of the 80-plus plaques — installed beginning in 2015 — in this monument to civic pride and music history have been forcefully removed from the ground.—
Jim Harrington,
The Mercury News,
30 Jan. 2025
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Clearly shaken by the confrontation, Van Buren's son, Harry (Joe Alwyn), rushes into László's moonlit concrete monument to Harrison's late mother, only to find that his father has vanished without a trace.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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Researchers found no personal items or adornments associated with the remains, except for a black stone armband dated to between 300–200 B.C.—indicating a potential age for the burials.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Adults can sneak in some self-care with a cold plunge or sauna session at the new Lazy You Hideaway, and luxe cabins (many of which have stone fireplaces) make for welcome retreats at the end of a busy day.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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Winners of the Scientific Awards receive an Academy plaque.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2025
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The immune system responds to these accumulations, sending macrophage white blood cells to engulf the cholesterol, which then turn into foam cells that aggregate in the skin, forming the yellowish plaques characteristic of xanthelasma.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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