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gravestone

noun

ˈgrāv-ˌstōn

Definition of gravestone

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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Recent Examples of gravestone Haunted Mansion props on the parade floats will include the conservatory casket, cryptic gravestones, gargoyle candleholders, watchful busts, haunted armor and stretching room portraits. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2026 While the 1970 gravestone gave people a place to honor the soldier by leaving a wreath or a coin to pay their respects and show their service connection to the dead, there must be a way, Morse thought, to track down a name. — Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2026 The search was hampered by the fact that Horan’s gravestone, like many at Blake Street, had eroded to the point that it could no longer be identified. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026 One shows the Oscar standing beside her dark granite gravestone. — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for gravestone

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Brushing off tombstones is a regular ritual in some cultures, including in Mexico where entire families clean and decorate graves, which are covered with orange marigolds for Day of the Dead.

— Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Some of these spooky spectacles incorporate lights that dance to music, animatronics that come to life and graveyards full of tombstones.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of tombstone

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Now owned by the state of Bavaria, the ⁠Kehlsteinhaus was classified after the war as a historical monument recalling the Nazi period.

— Reuters, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2026
Now owned by the state of Bavaria, the Kehlsteinhaus was classified after the war as a historical monument recalling the Nazi period.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

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