as in memorials
a special structure or statue that is built to remind people of a dead person who is buried somewhere else
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The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society will have two memorials in honor of the 50th anniversary since the Edmund Fitzgerald sank on Lake Superior.—
Emma George-Griffin,
Freep.com,
22 Oct. 2025 -
Ghost City Tours said the Capitol has several memorials commemorating events from Tennessee's history.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025
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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.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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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
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These tokens can be used for bets up to $25 on any game.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Whether text tokens are wasteful and just terrible at the input.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Cenotaphs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cenotaphs. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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