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 In some ways, the two parties form different cultures, though no group is a monolith. —

Lisa Pavia-Higel, The Conversation, 27 May 2026 The Estadio Jalisco, the city’s previous stadium, was a hulking, if dated, monolith which staged the 1986 World Cup semi-final between France and West Germany. —

Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 May 2026 Of course, models off duty are hardly a monolith, but there are a few observable patterns. —

Christina Holevas, Vogue, 25 May 2026 While Johnny Carson was a monolith, shaped by a dominant TV media structure to be all things to all people, the current crop of late-night hosts are merely splinters. —

Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for monolith

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obelisk

Noun

The presidential center — with its obelisk-like tower — is located in Jackson Park at the end of the Midway Plaisance.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 15 June 2026
The section of the wall that police broke through to rescue those trapped inside Pulse—the breach wall—will be embedded beneath the obelisk.

— R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026