as in tombstones
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 gravestones
Physically walking the property to search for depressions and gravestones yielded a possible site.
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Travis Loller, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Advertisement The bodies are buried with their heads to the west in three north-south rows, but nearly all of their gravestones have sunk below the surface.
—Travis Loller, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Think faux gravestones, skeletons, and plenty of vampire references—obviously.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2024
Travis Loller, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Advertisement The bodies are buried with their heads to the west in three north-south rows, but nearly all of their gravestones have sunk below the surface.
—Travis Loller, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Think faux gravestones, skeletons, and plenty of vampire references—obviously.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Gravestones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravestones. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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