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as in tombstones
a shaped stone laid over or erected near a grave and usually bearing an inscription to identify and preserve the memory of the deceased
the Quakers disapproved of monuments, regarding them as idolatrous, so thousands of Nantucketers spend their eternal rest in complete anonymity
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as in reminders
something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event
a moving monument to the great war and a tribute to the untold millions who died in it
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Recent Examples of monuments
Leave the monuments to the developers and let city employees work in a clean, safe and frugal environment.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
The exhibition is the brainchild of guest curator Paul Farber, who spent years exploring the meaning of the statue and public monuments — including through his NPR podcasts — before bringing the conversation into the museum.
—CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
The exhibition is the brainchild of guest curator Paul Farber, who spent years exploring the meaning of the statue and public monuments — including through his NPR podcasts — before bringing the conversation into the museum.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
At MoCA, ten twentieth-century sculptures dedicated as monuments to the Lost Cause of the Confederacy commingle with a range of modern and contemporary works by nineteen artists and two collectives.
—Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
This all-new podcast takes listeners to the small town of Elberton, GA and on a wild ride through granite quarries, graves, cults, Confederate monuments, a swatting raid, and A LOT of explosives.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
Gerlach is facing nearly 500 charges — including burglary, abuse of a corpse and desecration of monuments — tied to a disturbing investigation at Mount Moriah Cemetery near Philadelphia, the outlet reported.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Sinha and director of photography Ewan Mulligan chose the city’s grime and density over its monuments and parkways.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
Those imperial cults of personality, and many of their monuments, lasted no longer than the short period of their rule.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
The exhibition is the brainchild of guest curator Paul Farber, who spent years exploring the meaning of the statue and public monuments — including through his NPR podcasts — before bringing the conversation into the museum.
—CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
The exhibition is the brainchild of guest curator Paul Farber, who spent years exploring the meaning of the statue and public monuments — including through his NPR podcasts — before bringing the conversation into the museum.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
At MoCA, ten twentieth-century sculptures dedicated as monuments to the Lost Cause of the Confederacy commingle with a range of modern and contemporary works by nineteen artists and two collectives.
—Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
This all-new podcast takes listeners to the small town of Elberton, GA and on a wild ride through granite quarries, graves, cults, Confederate monuments, a swatting raid, and A LOT of explosives.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
Gerlach is facing nearly 500 charges — including burglary, abuse of a corpse and desecration of monuments — tied to a disturbing investigation at Mount Moriah Cemetery near Philadelphia, the outlet reported.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Sinha and director of photography Ewan Mulligan chose the city’s grime and density over its monuments and parkways.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
Those imperial cults of personality, and many of their monuments, lasted no longer than the short period of their rule.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monuments
Noun
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Workmen are erecting identical marble tombstones.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
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In 1975, the museum purchased his work Georgia Gate, a structure of fluidly bent pine staves inspired by photos of Georgia tombstones the artist saw in musicologist Marshall Stearns’s 1970 book The Story of Jazz.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
8 Mar. 2026
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Free to Healthy Start participants, the app provides accessible pregnancy and infant health education, program updates, appointment reminders, and links to local and national resources.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2026
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Nagging reminders of a season lost.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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At 99 Sushi, a brand born in Spain with a Michelin star for its Abu Dhabi outpost, nigiri and maki are made to order at the sushi counter, and the à la carte menu features tempura, teriyaki tuna and beef grilled on volcanic stones.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Grill, an open-air venue, transforms into Silversea’s signature Hot Rocks experience each evening, allowing guests to sear entrées on volcanic lava stones.—
David Morris,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2026
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The tribute was read aloud at a club meeting that fall, and then some unknown club member filed away the typewritten pages—preserving them in what would become a century-spanning collection of approximately 150 memorials to members of the Ladies Literary Club.—
April White,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Apr. 2026
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Zoie has also been mentioned in memorials for her grandfather.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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As the construction site lies between the city hall, which dates back to the Middle Ages, and the town’s medieval defenses, archaeologists expected to uncover historical relics.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
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The hotel is preserving relics from his time across the fort.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Monuments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monuments. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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