monuments

NOUN

memorial, remembrance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

gravestone headstone marker masterpiece mausoleum pillar shrine slab statue stele stone tablet testament tomb tombstone tribute

STRONG

cairn cenotaph column commemoration erection ledger memento monolith obelisk pile record reminder token tower witness

WEAK

footstone magnum opus

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monuments

People stop to photograph details destined to disappear in the cremà, when the monuments go up in flame.

From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026

The 'trees that hit the moon' are more than towering natural monuments.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

"The evidence is clear, vandals have repeatedly caused damage to the Reflecting Pool," Burgum posted on X. "We won't back down to deranged people who want to destroy, deface, or degrade our monuments."

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

It revealed "monuments ranging from prehistoric long barrows and forts to Roman buildings and even First World War practice trenches," they said.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Here were people who made a living pitching tents or lying in a fetal position before our national monuments.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris