as in monument
a tall, four-sided stone column that becomes narrower toward the top and that ends in a point
The granite obelisk stands at the exact center of the park.
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The structure can be a decorative trellis, obelisk, or simple metal or wooden pole.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2025
Sheehan picked a side in one of the last unresolved design questions the citizens committee could not agree on: Should a portion of the club’s wall be preserved in the memorial’s central area or should it be torn down and replaced with an obelisk?
—Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2025
The design features a central fountain and seating surrounded by 17 limestone obelisks, each one displaying a victim’s name.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
Many of these obelisks only loosely resembled each other, so there are likely different types of obelisks.
—Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2025
Sheehan picked a side in one of the last unresolved design questions the citizens committee could not agree on: Should a portion of the club’s wall be preserved in the memorial’s central area or should it be torn down and replaced with an obelisk?
—Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2025
The design features a central fountain and seating surrounded by 17 limestone obelisks, each one displaying a victim’s name.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
Many of these obelisks only loosely resembled each other, so there are likely different types of obelisks.
—Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for obelisk
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“Obelisk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obelisk. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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