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megaliths

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plural of megalith

as in stones

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These included a child buried face down, a skeleton positioned as in a crucifixion, graves with stones placed around the skull as if to prevent biting or movement, as well as other graves with sickles and padlocks.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Data to the decimal, yes, and there may not be enough of it to draw conclusions, but what data points have been established are factual and viable stepping stones to new knowledge.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of stones

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The organization intended to use the concrete to establish 100 Berlin Wall monuments across North America, with the project leading into the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 2009.

— Will McGough, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
But the rest of the land, save for the monorail, one of Disneyland’s most recognizable monuments, should be considered fair game.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of monuments

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The winning model here is a coordinated platform ecosystem, not fragmented vendors or rigid monoliths.

— Miroslav Katsarov, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse Memorial Impressive stone carvings at Mount Rushmore—as well as at Crazy Horse Memorial, still under construction—are more than memorable monoliths.

— Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 14 May 2026

Definition of monoliths

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Haunted Mansion props on the parade floats will include the conservatory casket, cryptic gravestones, gargoyle candleholders, watchful busts, haunted armor and stretching room portraits.

— Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2026
Almost like gravestones etched with the years of a life, they were marked with the diameter of the trees that had once stood there.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of gravestones

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The juvenile green, leafy trees had vanished and were replaced by rows of thin, lifeless trunks staked into the ground like tombstones.

— Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
The eight objects offered at Bonhams and Apollo Art Auction House include statue heads, an inscription and tombstones.

— News Desk, Artforum, 7 July 2026

Definition of tombstones

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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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