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tombstones

  • plural
    of tombstone.
    tombstone
    noun
    a stone marker, usually inscribed, on a tomb or grave.

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Bimbo is maneuvered into a graveyard whose tombstones sway and sing, and whose ground opens up to reveal teeth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

Soldiers who demonstrated "extraordinary valour" are honoured with outdoor graves and tombstones, while others are commemorated in urns inside the columbarium.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

Nearby, a well-maintained veterans cemetery can be seen, its tombstones decorated with wreaths and flowers.

From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026

She balked at the idea of a traditional burial, calling caskets and tombstones “a racket.”

From Salon ● Dec. 9, 2025

“Did you . . . ?” As he listened to him go over each detail of meals, clothes, tombstones, he wondered if Guitar simply could not resist the lure of something he had never had—money.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison