Thesaurus results for MONOLITH

monolith

noun

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as in obelisk

a very large stone that is usually tall and narrow Archaeologists have reported the discovery of an ancient monolith.

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Recent Examples of monolith Frog Woman Rock, a volcanic monolith and California Historic Landmark, rises from the Russian River Canyon. —

Audrey T. Williams, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026 Snowfalls coat its granite monoliths, and cold temperatures turn parts of Yosemite Falls to ice. —

Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026 For generations, Staten Island has been treated as a political monolith. —

Chris Alexander, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026 The two gin monoliths, like so much of the visual design of the film, gave production designer Suzie Davies and her team the chance to reach the apex of a feeling — whether anger, sadness, despair, or desire. —

Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for monolith

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obelisk

Noun

The Heizer sort of fills in for the obelisk.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 6 Mar. 2026
The elephant, located in the Piazza della Minerva in front of the basilica, holds the obelisk on its back.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026