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headstone

[hed-stohn] / ˈhɛdˌstoʊn /
NOUN
gravestone
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A few pens have been left on the headstone, which has been replaced at least once; generations of fans have attempted to obliterate “Hughes.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Other notable artifacts connected to St. Eustatius are a headstone from its Jewish cemetery, commemorating a merchant’s wife, and a Hanukkah lamp from Amsterdam that was eventually carried to St. Thomas by Jewish exiles.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Last year, Ms Dorrian's siblings added her name to their mother's headstone to commemorate the 19th anniversary of her disappearance.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025

Not included: “A headstone or any other permanent memorial,” the site adds.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 18, 2025

The short man in the cloak had put down his bundle, lit his wand, and was dragging Harry toward the marble headstone.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling




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