as in obelisk
a very large stone that is usually tall and narrow
Archaeologists have reported the discovery of an ancient monolith.
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Recent Examples of monolith
Students are not a monolith, of course, and many would not participate—nor should universities look at their students merely as potential protesters who might serve university interests.
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Ars Staff, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2025
The release-date move leaves Universal’s monolith Jurassic World Rebirth on July 2 and an Angel Studios untitled movie on July 4, with Warner Bros/DC Studios’ Superman from James Gunn opening July 11.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
Modular systems break the monolith into independent components.
—Serge Beck, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Archaeologists from the University of Exeter and Historic England didn’t expect the mysterious enclosure to predate the legendary monolith.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 9 Mar. 2025
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Ars Staff, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2025
The release-date move leaves Universal’s monolith Jurassic World Rebirth on July 2 and an Angel Studios untitled movie on July 4, with Warner Bros/DC Studios’ Superman from James Gunn opening July 11.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
Modular systems break the monolith into independent components.
—Serge Beck, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Archaeologists from the University of Exeter and Historic England didn’t expect the mysterious enclosure to predate the legendary monolith.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monolith
obelisk
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At the center of the island stands a striking obelisk, erected in 1835 in honor of the Swedish King who supported the project.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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The Concorde obelisk was one of two red granite columns that Ramses raised outside Egypt’s Luxor Temple.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 May 2025
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“Monolith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monolith. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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