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we love to tour old cemeteries and read the hauntingly poetic inscriptions on the gravestones
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The end of the film sees a gravestone, as the infamous assassin is laid to rest next to his wife.
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Services at the gravestones of Henrik Ibsen and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson are among many that take place before 9am.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Young people stand in between the gravestones, chattering, laughing and digging with shovels.
—Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
Some gravestones stand tall and pristine.
—Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Gravestone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gravestone. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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gravestone
noun
grave·stone
ˈgrāv-ˌstōn 
: a burial monument
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