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headstone

noun

ˈhed-ˌstōn

Definition of headstone

as in tombstone

a shaped stone laid over or erected near a grave and usually bearing an inscription to identify and preserve the memory of the deceased many of the headstones were for children who had died during the influenza epidemic

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Recent Examples of headstone Baby Maytie Raker finally got a headstone today at the Inglewood Park Cemetery, 120 years after her death. — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 There are two headstones near the entrance to the cemetery, but those are for dogs buried in 1972. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026 The first would be to buy a bigger headstone for his family gravesite, where his parents, four siblings and a nephew are buried in a single plot in the Green Street Cemetery. — Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 6 Aug. 2026 In addition to her blog posts, Baldwin has begun hosting tours of Blake Street Cemetery, to share her research, and clean up days to remove weeds and litter from around the headstones. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for headstone

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King said when individuals were buried on top of one another, the cemetery’s management removed the tombstones and resold the plots.

— Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Aug. 2026
President Ford once told me, your tombstone should read, here lies the worst source in Washington.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

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