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
many of the headstones were for children who had died during the influenza epidemic
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The former model wore black knee-high Christian Louboutin boots to the rainy event at the 639-acre cemetery, which has more than 400,000 headstones.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 19 Jan. 2025
In the military section of the cemetery, Ukrainian flags flew over every headstone.
—Kim Barker, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Inside, several headstones commemorate the lives of some of the early settlers of the region.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 12 Feb. 2025
There’s an adage that says what matters most on a headstone is not the date of birth or date of death but the dash between the years.
—Daniel Brown, The Athletic, 2 Feb. 2025
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Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 19 Jan. 2025
In the military section of the cemetery, Ukrainian flags flew over every headstone.
—Kim Barker, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Inside, several headstones commemorate the lives of some of the early settlers of the region.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 12 Feb. 2025
There’s an adage that says what matters most on a headstone is not the date of birth or date of death but the dash between the years.
—Daniel Brown, The Athletic, 2 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for headstone
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“Headstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headstone. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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