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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
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 reminders
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 monuments
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
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
At every destination, beyond the monuments or the traditional dish, there are people.
—Wilson Santiago Burgos, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
Also, they’re simply banned at certain sites, including all of Greece’s ancient monuments, for preservation reasons.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Among them, not least, is the modest, egoless ideal of democratic tradition captured so perfectly in such American monuments as the Lincoln Memorial, which shows not a hero but a man, seated, in grave contemplation.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
Archaeology News reports the ruler was also associated with other monuments, including the construction of a ballcourt.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2025
But most notably, the surveys identified 35 monuments where images had been carved into stone.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 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
At every destination, beyond the monuments or the traditional dish, there are people.
—Wilson Santiago Burgos, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
Also, they’re simply banned at certain sites, including all of Greece’s ancient monuments, for preservation reasons.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Among them, not least, is the modest, egoless ideal of democratic tradition captured so perfectly in such American monuments as the Lincoln Memorial, which shows not a hero but a man, seated, in grave contemplation.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
Archaeology News reports the ruler was also associated with other monuments, including the construction of a ballcourt.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2025
But most notably, the surveys identified 35 monuments where images had been carved into stone.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monuments
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Scott transforms her front yard at 1728 Hanson Lane into a theater of tombstones, complete with scores of skeletons, plenty of pumpkins and a generous sprinkling of ghosts.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Pipe words onto Milano cookies to form tombstones.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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There are occasional reminders that the Mafia lingers.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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The glasses can also show drivers turn-by-turn directions, hazards and reminders via display that overlays information in their field of view.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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Or a pile of stones where once there had been a convent.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Crystal tables were especially popular, drawing customers to sift through bowls of sparkling stones.—
Sonia Mankame,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
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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
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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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Step into a time warp of vintage gas pumps, racing memorabilia, and unusual roadside relics at Mendenhall’s Museum.—
Maggie Downs,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Oct. 2025
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Eight other jewels - all relics of France's imperial history - remain missing.—
NPR,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Monuments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monuments. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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