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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
the Quakers disapproved of monuments, regarding them as idolatrous, so thousands of Nantucketers spend their eternal rest in complete anonymity
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as in reminder
something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event
a moving monument to the great war and a tribute to the untold millions who died in it
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Recent Examples of monument
Michigan’s title was a monument to Jim Harbaugh’s ability to scout and develop, building a title-worthy roster in a manner seldom seen in modern college football.
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David Ubben, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
El Dorado, circa 1912: The Confederate monument was erected in 1910 by the local chapter of the daughters of the Confederacy.
—Ray Hanley, arkansasonline.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Currently, there are no monuments to women on the National Mall.
—Erin Spencer Sairam, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Those in support of the monuments, can now breathe a sigh of relief after winning what may have seemed like a race against the clock to protect these lands.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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David Ubben, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
El Dorado, circa 1912: The Confederate monument was erected in 1910 by the local chapter of the daughters of the Confederacy.
—Ray Hanley, arkansasonline.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Currently, there are no monuments to women on the National Mall.
—Erin Spencer Sairam, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Those in support of the monuments, can now breathe a sigh of relief after winning what may have seemed like a race against the clock to protect these lands.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for monument
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monument
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Manuela and her youngest sister picked yellow wildflowers and placed them on the tombstones.—
Jordan Salama,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2025
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As Paul Fussell observed in The Great War and Modern Memory, a distrust of vacuous language was a hallmark of the words on tombstones at the Somme, not the solemn slogans written by Rudyard Kipling but the inscriptions composed by the families of the dead.—
Karen Parker Lears,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Dec. 2024
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But the rapid developments over the weekend served as a reminder of how dramatically debates over technology, social media and national security have changed since Trump was last in the White House.—
Barbara Ortutay,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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Just a reminder: closers come in all shapes and sizes.—
Phil Rogers,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Researchers found no personal items or adornments associated with the remains, except for a black stone armband dated to between 300–200 B.C.—indicating a potential age for the burials.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Drive along Mani’s hidden coastline, making pitstops at stone villages and rugged beaches along the way.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
28 Jan. 2025
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The show raised funds for a memorial for the victims of a terrorist attack at an Ariana Grande concert at the same venue earlier that year.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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Caleb’s death shook his community and prompted at least three memorials, vigils and marches in the week that followed.—
Michael Wilson,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Winners of the Scientific Awards receive an Academy plaque.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2025
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The immune system responds to these accumulations, sending macrophage white blood cells to engulf the cholesterol, which then turn into foam cells that aggregate in the skin, forming the yellowish plaques characteristic of xanthelasma.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Monument.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monument. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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