monument
noun
mon·u·ment
ˈmän-yə-mənt 
1
obsolete
: a burial vault : sepulchre
2
: a written legal document or record : treatise
3
a(1)
: a lasting evidence, reminder, or example of someone or something notable or great
(2)
: a distinguished person
b
: a memorial stone or a building erected in remembrance of a person or event
5
obsolete
: a carved statue : effigy
6
: a boundary or position marker (such as a stone)
8
: a written tribute
Examples of monument in a Sentence
They have erected a monument in his honor.
the Quakers disapproved of monuments, regarding them as idolatrous, so thousands of Nantucketers spend their eternal rest in complete anonymity
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The statue has been in storage since it was pulled down on June 19, 2020, in the midst of the Black Lives Matter protests, when monuments honoring figures from the Confederate side in the Civil War were targeted.
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
King Charles attended the monument’s dedication ceremony on Monday, where he was photographed laying a bouquet of flowers.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 27 Oct. 2025
If hiking isn't your thing, Sedona is also known for its Pink Jeep Tours that take you to Sedona monuments and shops.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
In January 1914, eviction notices went out to every San Francisco cemetery, ordering them to remove their bodies and monuments, according to the Colma Historical Association.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
King Charles attended the monument’s dedication ceremony on Monday, where he was photographed laying a bouquet of flowers.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 27 Oct. 2025
If hiking isn't your thing, Sedona is also known for its Pink Jeep Tours that take you to Sedona monuments and shops.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
In January 1914, eviction notices went out to every San Francisco cemetery, ordering them to remove their bodies and monuments, according to the Colma Historical Association.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
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“Monument.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monument. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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monument
noun
mon·u·ment
ˈmän-yə-mənt
1
: something that serves as a memorial
especially
: a building, pillar, stone, or statue honoring a person or event
2
: a work, saying, or deed that lasts or that is worth preserving
the book is a monument of scholarship
3
: a boundary marker (as a stone)
4
: a place of historic interest or natural beauty set aside and maintained by the government as public property
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