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headstone

[hed-stohn] / ˈhɛdˌstoʊn /
NOUN
gravestone
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Not included: “A headstone or any other permanent memorial,” the site adds.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 18, 2025

Next to its headstone in the graveyard of institutions, one might also place a marker for the era that publisher Henry Luce once labeled “the American Century.”

From Salon • Aug. 16, 2025

After his dilapidated grave was discovered in Ramsgate, a campaign to restore his resting place has culminated in a small headstone with the Wimbledon logo on it being erected to celebrate his success.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2025

They were instructed to plant one flag per headstone, say the name on the headstone and salute.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2025

He would find Liza Hempstock a headstone, with her name upon it.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman