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megalith

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Definition of megalith

as in stone

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Recent Examples of megalith Scattered among the heaping red rock hills of the Pilbara lies the world’s densest collection of petroglyphs and megaliths. — Michelle Tchea, Time, 12 Mar. 2026 In contrast to the rectilinear blocks at Stonehenge, the Stenness megaliths are thin slabs with angled upper edges, like upside-down guillotine blades. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025 Chief among these was the sacrifice of childhood upon the altar of commerce, performed by such capitalistic megaliths as Disney, whose Mickey Mouse figured prominently in his oeuvre. — News Desk, Artforum, 24 Nov. 2025 Not many entertainment studios can say they’re successively owned by a media company, a dialup power player, a media company again, a telecom megalith, a cable giant and a software scion. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for megalith

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Noun

The main structures at the front (the spa, gym, studio, and reception) are made of natural stone with bougainvillea tumbling down their sides, set between shallow pools of water, echoing the floating effect of the resort above the mangroves.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
What began as a massive peaceful march turned violent when groups of hundreds of hardcore activists clashed with police, throwing stones and setting fire to trash containers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of stone

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Each critic portrayed the historical monument as an object of reverence owing to age, with specific reference to the psycho-historical implications of restoration or, conversely, of neglect.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
The Yankees are an organization of icons, of men who became monuments.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of monument

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Its time slots on Sunday or Monday nights in September nearly always lead to a clash with the rating monolith of the NFL.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Use them where teams truly need independent scale or release cycles; otherwise, a modular monolith can deliver the same business speed with far less operational tax.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of monolith

Noun

No gravestones, grave markers or other identifying materials had been recovered.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
The character is a man of few words, which is understandable after an opening shot of him weeping over a large gravestone with two smaller ones beside it tells us how much he’s lost.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026

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