Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for megaliths
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Born in what is now Zimbabwe, Bland spent hours as a child hurling stones at telegraph poles.—
James Wallace,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025 -
These stones are abrasive volcanic rocks that are extremely effective at scrubbing away tough stains.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
4 Sep. 2025
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During perestroika, the city regained its historical name of Mairupol, and Ukrainian authorities demolished Zhdanov city monuments.—
Yegor Mostovshikov,
The Dial,
9 Sep. 2025
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At the time, the Czech capital still held traces of Kafka’s era; now, Prague serves almost like a shrine to the author, with an official museum and several monuments around town, which range from iconic to kitsch in her view.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The sky is velvet here, set against the hard line of the monoliths.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The famous Colorado amphitheater flanked by sandstone monoliths has hosted many big-name musicians, from The Beatles to Jimmy Buffett.—
Zoey Thomas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Gothic spires of Holy Trinity Abbey pierce the drifting clouds, while the Augustinian Friary—a 14th-century monastic retreat founded by the Earls of Kildare—sleeps among yews and whispering gravestones.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Services at the gravestones of Henrik Ibsen and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson are among many that take place before 9am.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Two tombstones have gone viral on Reddit after users noticed a striking difference between the way a husband and wife were memorialized.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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His people had been in the area since the early nineteenth century, and the tombstones were worn and covered in lichen.—
Lawrence Wright,
The New Yorker,
29 Dec. 2024
Noun
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More than 100 headstones and monuments, some of which date back to the 1800s, were vandalized and damaged at a Connecticut cemetery this week, according to police.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
12 Aug. 2025
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Police are investigating an incident at a Meriden cemetery where there was significant damage and vandalism done to headstones and monuments.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Megaliths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/megaliths. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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