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gravestone

[greyv-stohn] / ˈgreɪvˌstoʊn /


NOUN
tombstone
Synonyms


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The very round $400 level has also proven difficult to overcome, highlighted by a gravestone doji candle on May 18.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Considering his own mortality, while consumed by daily news of death and destruction on the network he founded, Turner mused about what one day might be inscribed on his gravestone.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

In the cemetery, Munzanza's mother Florence knelt by his gravestone and wept.

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

Town council clerk Helen Ball said she was notified on Sunday the gravestone had been damaged.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2024

It was crowded right up by another gravestone, head to head, the way people are crowded in a charity ward when there isn't enough space.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath




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