megalith

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Recent Examples of megalith Other new inductees include mysterious granite megaliths in Brittany, France, and petroglyphs along the Bangucheon Stream in South Korea. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 July 2025 Each generation created their own megalith, Golis said, and would typically hold a single burial that would be surrounded by grave goods and sometimes covered in cobblestones. Irene Wright july 14, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025 Using advanced methods of data collection and dating techniques, archaeologists now have new insights into the precise date and possible function of the Carnac megaliths. Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 26 June 2025 If the name of the game in a gold rush is selling shovels, there are few shovel makers in either e-sports or VR gaming capable of competing with the online retail megalith. IEEE Spectrum, 15 Feb. 2016 See All Example Sentences for megalith
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Noun
  • Meanwhile, David’s ring features a matching center stone and a wide cigar-style band.
    Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
  • This area is home to massive karst formations like the Wulong Three Bridges, the largest natural stone arches in Asia, as well as the Xiaozhai Heavenly Pit, the world’s largest sinkhole.
    Joe Wilkins Published Jan 8, Futurism, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The Fort Worth of the 1800s, a hub of livestock trading and a living monument to cowboy culture, hasn’t died.
    Chris Torres, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2026
  • For travelers interested in exploring more than just free-entry parks, the National Park Service maintains a database of other sites, monuments, and memorials that don’t require a fee.
    Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Cattails are native to Florida, but in the Everglades they have been characterized as another tombstone, a sign that nutrient pollution from sugarcane farms to the north has transformed the ecosystem into something else.
    Amy Green, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Continue reading … FAVORITE FOODS – California librarian cooks meals from tombstone recipes to honor strangers.
    , FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The internet, Brennan says, is an infinite monolith of eyes.
    L. Carol Ritchie, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
  • To recognize that Nigerian fashion is not a monolith, but a movement—and movements need more than moments.
    Essence, Essence, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • These days, Grant doesn't get many of her recipes from researching gravestones herself.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Mortality Seeing your own paltry funeral and gravestone?
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025

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