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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 One shows the Oscar standing beside her dark granite gravestone. — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 An online fundraiser for Moore’s memorial describes him only as a 30-year-old man and includes pictures of his posing with animals and near his mother’s gravestone. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 June 2026 Haunted Mansion props on the parade floats will include the conservatory casket, cryptic gravestones, gargoyle candleholders, haunted armor and stretching room portraits, according to the concept art. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 2 June 2026 Many of the gravestones in this makeshift cemetery have no full names, only the fighter's nom de guerre, because they were buried in the haste of war. — Emily Feng, NPR, 17 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for gravestone

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Fiscal came back with a tombstone attempt, but Fenix escaped and peppered him with more kicks.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
The juvenile green, leafy trees had vanished and were replaced by rows of thin, lifeless trunks staked into the ground like tombstones.

— Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

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