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
we love to tour old cemeteries and read the hauntingly poetic inscriptions on the gravestones
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The gravestone itself features a Tupperware container for storing cookies, allowing people to give a treat back to the original creator and other cemetery goers.
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Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 21 June 2025
In that way and in many others, the history of Arlington National Cemetery is our history, telling our story in rows upon rows of white gravestones, monuments and memorials.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 27 May 2025
Images of the actual gravestones were added in previous years.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
In fact, the search giant has a history of killing so many of its services that there’s a website dedicated to tracking all the gravestones.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 9 June 2025
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Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 21 June 2025
In that way and in many others, the history of Arlington National Cemetery is our history, telling our story in rows upon rows of white gravestones, monuments and memorials.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 27 May 2025
Images of the actual gravestones were added in previous years.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
In fact, the search giant has a history of killing so many of its services that there’s a website dedicated to tracking all the gravestones.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gravestone
Noun
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His character and his tombstone are, however, mentioned in the film.—
Benjamin VanHoose,
People.com,
18 July 2025
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The tombstone of his uncle, Pleas Monroe Rector, is also at the cemetery, Ernest Rector said.—
Claire Osborn,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Later in the century, sleek neoclassical monuments are the rule.—
Brian T. Allen,
National Review,
19 July 2025
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Centre Court, at Wimbledon, is a monument to tradition, to repetition.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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“Gravestone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravestone. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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