cenotaphs

noun

plural of cenotaph
as in memorials
a special structure or statue that is built to remind people of a dead person who is buried somewhere else

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  1. memorials
  2. monuments
  3. tokens
Noun
  • The highway running parallel to Gaza, where militants gunned down people trying to flee, is dotted with memorials.
    — Cara Anna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Jerusalem — Three years to the minute after the start of the deadliest single day in Israel’s history, the country marked the somber occasion with a series of ceremonies, memorials and protests at more than 400 locations.
    — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of memorials
Noun
  • The Yankees are an organization of icons, of men who became monuments.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Presidents angled for monuments honoring their predecessors, not themselves.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of monuments
Noun
  • His new project, Flop, aims to create a spot market for computing power, where participants are rewarded with Flop tokens for providing GPUs and performing AI inference.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Underdog is offering new users the promo code FOXNEWS to play $5 and earn $100 in bonus tokens.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of tokens
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“Cenotaphs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cenotaphs. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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