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Recent Examples of megalith
The burial chamber was surrounded by 16 megaliths spaced about 6.5 feet apart.
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2025
Snakes abound in the megaliths unearthed at the archaeological site of Gobekli Tepe in present-day Turkey, where Neolithic peoples attached special significance to serpents roughly 10,000 years ago.
—Stephen S. Hall, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
Fruit with bright pink skin and varying colors of pink flesh
Selenicereus megaliths: Fruit with yellow skin and white flesh
Dragon Fruit Taste and Texture
Dragon fruit taste and texture can vary among species and their many varieties.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2025
The Taiwanese megalith has a massive product scope, but on the consumer end, they're best known for PC hardware.
—K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2025
Snakes abound in the megaliths unearthed at the archaeological site of Gobekli Tepe in present-day Turkey, where Neolithic peoples attached special significance to serpents roughly 10,000 years ago.
—Stephen S. Hall, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
Fruit with bright pink skin and varying colors of pink flesh
Selenicereus megaliths: Fruit with yellow skin and white flesh
Dragon Fruit Taste and Texture
Dragon fruit taste and texture can vary among species and their many varieties.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2025
The Taiwanese megalith has a massive product scope, but on the consumer end, they're best known for PC hardware.
—K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for megalith
Noun
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There, on the elegant Ponte Sisto, a stone footbridge commissioned, in the fifteenth century, by Pope Sixtus IV, an enthusiastic young man had set up a telescope, and was charging passersby a few euros each to look at the moon, which was waxing gibbous.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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There are also several spots ideal for alfresco lounging and entertaining amid a stone fireplace, a tiered fountain, and a reflecting pool.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
28 July 2025
Noun
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Take any major African American institution or monument—Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, Obama Presidential Center, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial—and McKissack & McKissack was likely connected to the construction or design, with Deryl McKissack at the helm.—
Maggie McGrath,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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There are 160-some of these here and elsewhere, a number that makes Hunt the artist with more public sculptures and monuments in the U.S. than any other.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
29 July 2025
Noun
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But researchers hope the tombstone and skeleton will offer up more clues about who the man was.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 July 2025
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The tombstone was then lifted earlier in July, revealing the complete skeleton of an adult male, thought to have lived around the 13th or 14th century.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
23 July 2025
Noun
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Two young men are seen climbing the massive granite monolith called El Capitan.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
17 July 2025
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Climbers have the awesome granite monoliths of Yosemite Valley.—
James Rainey
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Icons of lineage decorated the landscape in the form of gravestones in cemeteries and the king’s coat of arms on public buildings.—
Karin Wulf,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 July 2025
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Newburyport Police over the weekend received reports of two gravestones that appeared to be damaged and vandalized at Oak Hill Cemetery.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
8 July 2025
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“Megalith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/megalith. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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