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monument

noun

ˈmän-yə-mənt

Definition of monument

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 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 reminder

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 monument Surely this fits McCutcheon’s criteria of adding names for doing significant things future generations should remember, since this donation reopened the monument after its public closure. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026 And, as a sign of how sentiments have shifted, a monument was erected in Massachusetts just nine years ago to mark the site of the most famous public hangings – 19 people accused of witchcraft in 1692 Salem. — The Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Oct. 2026 Designated a historic monument in 1982, the market was threatened with demolition in the 1990s when Mayor Jacques Chirac signed off on plans to replace it with a parking lot, a daycare facility and a community center, the Guardian reported. — Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Ghost Rider wound up in the Smithsonian’s collection anyway, a monument to grand ambition foiled by user error. — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for monument

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Think tombstones, solid skeletons, signs or other decorations that hold their shape and don’t have loose or dangling parts.

— Katie Koschalk, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026
That’s presumably the idea behind the recipes people have carved into their tombstones, which, yes, is a real thing that happens quite often.

— Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

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Christa Pike is a reminder that women can commit horrific crimes too.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
That openness is the best thing about Cooked, a record that summons electric Miles and Popol Vuh and the Necks but mostly explores endless emotional ambiguity, offering a reminder that very few sensations are ever pure.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026

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What to do nearby A stone’s throw away is the Water Street Market, a complex of shops that includes an antiques mall, the Grazery café, and a neighborhood tavern called Parish.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
Under the leadership of the longtime chief gemologist and vice president, the house highlighted American gemstones at a time when European jewelers mostly eschewed them in favor of more stones from more traditional sources.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2026

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Now Kalani was drawing a purple heart on the pavement at a makeshift memorial outside Silver Rail Elementary.

— Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
That number lumps new deadbot platforms in with much more widely used and established grief tech, like online memorials, counseling resources, and estate planning tools.

— Lissa Soep, Vox, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of memorial

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Initials or a lucky number can also be added to a shoe’s insole or a plaque inside a handbag.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
In the coming days, Harrison says a plaque will be placed at the Carousel of Happiness near that remaining piece of charred wood.

— Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

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