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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Recent Examples of headstone
Seeing miles and miles of headstones moved me to tears.
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Julie Jordan, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Trump laid bouquets at the headstones of two Marines, Sgt.
—George Petras, The Courier-Journal, 30 Aug. 2024
Mo, Rainwater's right hand man, stops children who are pushing over headstones of Dutton family members' graves and puts them each back in place.
—Colleen Kratofil, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
The activists carried cardboard headstones and coffins bearing slogans and warnings, some addressed to Streeting personally.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 11 Dec. 2024
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Julie Jordan, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Trump laid bouquets at the headstones of two Marines, Sgt.
—George Petras, The Courier-Journal, 30 Aug. 2024
Mo, Rainwater's right hand man, stops children who are pushing over headstones of Dutton family members' graves and puts them each back in place.
—Colleen Kratofil, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
The activists carried cardboard headstones and coffins bearing slogans and warnings, some addressed to Streeting personally.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Headstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headstone. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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