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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Celebrity hairstylist Jen Atkin is thankful for a friend who recovered the gravestone of her beloved dog, Chewy, from her home before the house burned down in the deadly Los Angeles wildfires.
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
The gravestones are numbered to reflect the burial system that was developed to properly inter hundreds of victims whose bodies were never claimed or identified.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
The youngsters were even tipping over gravestones until Mo stopped them in their tracks.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 15 Dec. 2024
The film then cuts to a a final scene of Winston (Ian McShane) and the Bowery King (Laurence Fishburne) visiting John’s gravestone.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
The gravestones are numbered to reflect the burial system that was developed to properly inter hundreds of victims whose bodies were never claimed or identified.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
The youngsters were even tipping over gravestones until Mo stopped them in their tracks.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 15 Dec. 2024
The film then cuts to a a final scene of Winston (Ian McShane) and the Bowery King (Laurence Fishburne) visiting John’s gravestone.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Gravestone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravestone. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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