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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

Their authors were seldom scholars; more often they were nonprofessional writers and editors whose volunteer contributions ranged from family snapshots to gravestone photographs, fragmented town histories, folkloric anecdotes and tall tales.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

On his gravestone it reads, "Inventor of Cluedo".

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025

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

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

From the cemetery, I see a small glow that’s the fire, and I sit there, looking at the gravestone with my father’s name on it.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak




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