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megaliths

noun

plural of megalith

as in stones

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Some protesters attacked police with stones and plastic bottles, injuring a few officers who were taken to the hospital, news agency ANI quoted Delhi Police as saying.

— Reuters, NBC news, 23 July 2026
Fashion has traditionally treated hero products as stepping stones, with brands quickly pivoting to the next launch.

— Karin Eldor, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of stones

Noun

For major memorials and monuments, that review can involve years of consultation before participating agencies and parties reach an agreement on how adverse effects will be addressed.

— Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026
Though there are monuments and memorials — sidewalk plaques, benches, murals — sprinkled around the globe, there appear to be very few Jackson statues permanently displayed in the United States.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 July 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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Many of the gravestones were moved to Alder Brook and West Cemetery and remain there today.

— Sarah Kyrcz, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026
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

Definition of gravestones

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For more than a century, Anna Horan’s gravesite was one of the thousands marked by squat, featureless headstones arranged in uneven rows along the hillside in New Haven’s Blake Street Cemetery.

— John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026
Hudspeth and other volunteers took over the cleanup by picking up leaves and fallen branches and cleaning broken and toppled headstones.

— Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 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

Definition of obelisks

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