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megaliths

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plural of megalith

as in stones

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Norman Silverman, however, remains committed to natural diamonds, particularly rare, high-carat stones.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
Protesters in the Albanian capital Tirana, who have been demanding better support for education and the prime minister’s resignation, set fire to dumpsters and threw stones and tear gas canisters.

— Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of stones

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Under Burgum's 2025 campaign, signs, books, films and exhibits covering topics such as slavery, climate change and the massacre of Native Americans were flagged and removed from national parks and monuments nationwide.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
No matter, Luxor is home to some of the world's most impressive and well-preserved ancient monuments.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of monuments

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Brock, like other great chefs of his generation, understand that the cuisines of the South are neither monoliths nor shibboleths.

— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
The landscape is dry and largely treeless, with canyons and volcanic monoliths periodically interrupting the otherwise unending steppe.

— Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of monoliths

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But take a walk inside and the ground is laden with faint slabs of rock, gravestones from a centuries-old Indigenous family cemetery that had been obscured by the passage of time and neglect.

— Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026
According to his guilty plea, Horn used black spray paint to deface 12 gravestones.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of gravestones

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Brushing off tombstones is a regular ritual in some cultures, including in Mexico where entire families clean and decorate graves, which are covered with orange marigolds for Day of the Dead.

— Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Some of these spooky spectacles incorporate lights that dance to music, animatronics that come to life and graveyards full of tombstones.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of tombstones

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Abrams focuses on 18th and 19th century headstones in remote yet picturesque graveyards in Vermont, and her viewers are drawn to her deep dives into the past that also touch on the dark nature of death and spirits.

— Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
George Horn, 36, of Dundalk, admitted to spray-painting swastikas and other symbols on multiple headstones at Ohr Knesseth Israel Anshe Sfard Cemetery in July 2023.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of headstones

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This dainty grower is perfect for small obelisks and trellises.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 July 2026
The line was marked then, as now, by obelisks, 276 of them today, placed roughly within view of one another from El Paso west to the Pacific Ocean ‒ an early attempt to harden the line in the sand.

— Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 28 June 2026

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