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Recent Examples of megalith
See the 4,500-year-old megaliths of Stonehenge, followed by late afternoon tea and scones in the English coastal town of Southampton, the port from which the Mayflower set sail.
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AFAR Media, 29 July 2025
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
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AFAR Media, 29 July 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for megalith
Noun
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Trading in this quarter started in the late 1800s, and to this day boasts edifying buildings done in raw stone Qatari style.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Feb. 2026
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The Four Way, a modest stone structure minutes from the Stax Museum of American Soul Music in Memphis’ Soulsville District, was on his list.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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The Arc de Triomphe, at the end of the Champs-Élysées, is one of Paris and Europe’s most popular sights, and millions of tourists visit the monument in the heart of the French capital each year.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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February marks Black History Month, a time to examine historic monuments in Dallas that still hold significance for the city's African-American community.—
Uwa Ede-Osifo,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
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By day the place was filled with different sorts of tombstones, many of them inside ornamental enclosures.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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People used to come to my hotel and leave tombstones and pictures of dead babies.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2026
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Set on more than 1,000 feet of beachfront in Old Naples, the property has been designed like a village rather than a single high-rise monolith.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2026
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Some 400 million years ago, long before dinosaurs or even trees had evolved, an enigmatic organism towered over the landscape like a prehistoric monolith.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Many gravestones were broken and lay crumbled on the ground.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Brothers Keith and Terrence Nicks were found guilty by separate juries of desecration of human remains, removal of human remains and removal of more than 10 gravestones and markers.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Megalith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/megalith. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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