as in colossal
unusually large
The explorers stumbled upon an ancient castle of monolithic proportions.
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Recent Examples of monolithic
That’s the period during which Hollywood’s monolithic studio system broke up, as a result of a 1948 antitrust decree and of commercial pressures that included the growing popularity of television and a shift toward suburban life styles.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Rendered in textured brass, the piece can hold up to four candles and evokes the Italian studio’s monolithic, architectural design practice.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026
Big bets worth hundreds of billions Amazon’s monolithic data centers and millions of miles of fiber optic cables underpin the internet.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
In Serra’s view, that monolithic logic was precisely what made his work sculptural.
—Julian Rose, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Rendered in textured brass, the piece can hold up to four candles and evokes the Italian studio’s monolithic, architectural design practice.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026
Big bets worth hundreds of billions Amazon’s monolithic data centers and millions of miles of fiber optic cables underpin the internet.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
In Serra’s view, that monolithic logic was precisely what made his work sculptural.
—Julian Rose, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monolithic
Adjective
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The silence might be partly explained by a colossal sense of embarrassment surrounding the eventual collapse of Abraaj.—
Hettie O'Brien,
The Dial,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Fanjuls fled Cuba after Fidel Castro’s takeover and built a sugar empire with colossal political might, amassing a fortune of more than $6 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.—
Michael Smith,
Bloomberg,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Those institutions are largely unconcerned with the small- and medium-sized enterprises that Fasanara has become so accustomed to financing and would much rather continue to focus on large, mainstream corporate clients, where the returns are gigantic.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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The wide-plank floors and exposed rafters preserve some of the 1800s charm, along with gigantic fireplaces in the living room and the kitchen.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
16 Apr. 2026
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George Brett’s titanic home run off Goose Gossage in the 1980 American League Championship Series is one.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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Nearly 50 years after his death, Alfred Hitchcock remains one of the most titanic filmmakers in Hollywood history.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But after sending their first-round pick to Miami in the Jaylen Waddle deal, the Broncos simply don’t have the capital for a monumental move up the order once the draft kicks off on April 23.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
16 Apr. 2026
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In fact, the arch submitted to the panel would be taller than nearly every other monumental arch across the United States and across the world.—
Marco Hernandez,
New York Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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At the center of this discussion is China’s reported domestic AI computing capacity, which has reached an enormous scale measured in exaflops, or quintillions of calculations per second.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Apr. 2026
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Although Nikki, who has a knack for DIY mechanical engineering, is able to furnish the gang with new gadgets, their plans pretty much always come down to almost getting eaten by some enormous otherworldly creature before being rescued at the last possible millisecond by El’s telekinesis.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Following the astronomical success of his genre-bending period film, Mendonça Filho’s inbox is filled to the brim with meeting requests and scripts.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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Mostly Mute Monday tells an astronomical story in images, visuals, and no more than 200 words.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Apr. 2026
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Of recent, the actor—now finally finished her mammoth press run—was spotted in Saint-Tropez embracing a distinctly off-beat, anti-boho aesthetic in pooling denim jeans avec a matching bucket hat and brown leather jacket.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
22 Apr. 2026
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The Empire State Tree is another mammoth standout, with a trunk measuring about 18 feet in diameter.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Apr. 2026
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On the other hand, modifying gravity — according to the MOND prescription — introduces a new fundamental acceleration scale that shows up importantly at small cosmic accelerations.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
21 Apr. 2026
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Discover how to watch the cosmic show unfold this week.—
Toni Odejimi,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Monolithic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monolithic. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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