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 an engraved stone identified the grave as that of a man who had died in the Influenza Epidemic of 1918-19
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Recent Examples of stones
Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2026 After fighting to find their way back to one another, Henry and Julia were at the standing stones of Craig Na Dun, hoping to return to their own time, and Brian and Ellen’s romantic escape was interrupted as the 1715 Jacobite Rising began, thrusting the clans into war. —Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026 The extensive use of white marble inlaid with vibrant stones would become the hallmark of Shah Jahan’s many exquisite creations. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 Apr. 2026 His hands of steel loosened my back with oils, and various stones like hot and salt. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026 But there are other interesting ways to use hardscape elements, such as installing a bird bath or utilizing decorative stones or pavers in garden beds. —Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 15 Apr. 2026 No stones are left unturned this week. —Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2026 Unlike the blue plaques affixed to residences in London, which indicate where notable figures once lived, or the Stolpersteine (or stumbling stones) embedded in the sidewalks of German cities to mark the former homes of Holocaust victims, Bucharest’s red disks are not commemorative but predictive. —Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 The Secret Garden necklace, inlaid with onyx, also includes a smattering of smaller diamond, emerald, and purple sapphire stones. —Hannah Malach, InStyle, 13 Apr. 2026
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These cannot be broken by normal stones. —Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2026 After fighting to find their way back to one another, Henry and Julia were at the standing stones of Craig Na Dun, hoping to return to their own time, and Brian and Ellen’s romantic escape was interrupted as the 1715 Jacobite Rising began, thrusting the clans into war. —Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026 The extensive use of white marble inlaid with vibrant stones would become the hallmark of Shah Jahan’s many exquisite creations. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 Apr. 2026 His hands of steel loosened my back with oils, and various stones like hot and salt. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026 But there are other interesting ways to use hardscape elements, such as installing a bird bath or utilizing decorative stones or pavers in garden beds. —Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 15 Apr. 2026 No stones are left unturned this week. —Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2026 Unlike the blue plaques affixed to residences in London, which indicate where notable figures once lived, or the Stolpersteine (or stumbling stones) embedded in the sidewalks of German cities to mark the former homes of Holocaust victims, Bucharest’s red disks are not commemorative but predictive. —Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 The Secret Garden necklace, inlaid with onyx, also includes a smattering of smaller diamond, emerald, and purple sapphire stones. —Hannah Malach, InStyle, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stones
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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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Last year, the City Council approved an ordinance to offer rewards for information involving theft of city plaques, tombstones, statues, light standards, and copper wire, and theft of metals linked to the Sixth Street Bridge.— City News Service, Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
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But that ambiguity only sharpens the point.— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
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This means, after what might have felt like weeks of overthinking, second-guessing or sitting in limbo, your mindset finally sharpens.— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
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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
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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
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The company has hit a $30 billion annual revenue run rate—a figure that implies a 58% revenue surge in March alone, and edges past the $25 billion run rate OpenAI reported in February.— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
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The study also showed that in France, Netflix edges YouTube as first choice of video service by a thin margin (18% and 12%, respectively).— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
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Company executives often meet with clients at Wilson's Sandwich Shop, a Depression-era favorite that still cuts and grinds its hamburger in-house from local cattle.— Dean Narciso, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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While passengers, for the most part, do their best to extend common courtesy to airline staff, there’s one boarding habit that, unbeknownst to passengers, grinds the gears of flight attendants who are preparing for departure.— Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Stones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/stones. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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