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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.
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Michelle Tchea, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
Despite the deluge of new data, the megaliths had given up none of their obdurate strangeness.
—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
Liberal-leaning television networks were a megalith, and First Amendment-protected besides.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
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Michelle Tchea, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
Despite the deluge of new data, the megaliths had given up none of their obdurate strangeness.
—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
Liberal-leaning television networks were a megalith, and First Amendment-protected besides.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for megalith
Noun
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In the background, in the doorway of a crumbling stone building, stands a tiny, faceless figure, her arms held neatly behind her back.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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Sue is not a political newcomer looking to use the assessor’s office as a stepping stone.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Now Crosswhite can acknowledge the beauty in the art, respect the workers who crafted the carvings, and appreciate the opportunity to tell a story larger than the monument itself.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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In February, it was reported that the National Park Service will exhibit a decommissioned equestrian monument of a slaveholding signatory of the Declaration of Independence.—
Greg Allen,
ARTnews.com,
7 June 2026
Noun
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The Pontiac Gazette newspaper in Oakland County reported storm damage included apple and peach trees uprooted or twisted, churches destroyed, and cemetery tombstones blown down.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
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The veil of past and present, for example, takes an abstract turn in Altar I, while Todos los santos (Para subir al Cielo) shows a cemetery with various cross-shaped tombstones, with a ladder leaning on a wall spectrally overlaid on the image.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
22 May 2026
Noun
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In some ways, the two parties form different cultures, though no group is a monolith.—
Lisa Pavia-Higel,
The Conversation,
27 May 2026
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The Estadio Jalisco, the city’s previous stadium, was a hulking, if dated, monolith which staged the 1986 World Cup semi-final between France and West Germany.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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Haunted Mansion props on the parade floats will include the conservatory casket, cryptic gravestones, gargoyle candleholders, haunted armor and stretching room portraits, according to the concept art.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
2 June 2026
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Swapping gravestones for fieldstones That trend — along with a desire to improve deathcare — led Connell to partner with Ed Bixby, owner of Steelmantown Church in New Jersey, which operates several green cemeteries nationwide.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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“Megalith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/megalith. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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