monolith

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 Garneau created a monolith to help divide the living and sleeping areas. Troy J. McMullen, Architectural Digest, 6 Mar. 2025 Travelers come from around the world to witness the event at the granite monolith, famed for its nearly vertical walls, some booking entry tickets and reserving parking spots a year in advance. Amanda Jackson, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025 These shifting perspectives reinforce the notion of the border as a landscape marked by many lives and stories, rather than a monolith. David L. Ulin, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025 But this is the problem with looking at these characters as monolith stand-ins for an entire group of people. Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for monolith
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  • The obelisk in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where Francis is from, was illuminated with a projection of the pope on Saturday night.
    Reuters, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2025
  • The obelisk in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where Francis is from, was illuminated with a projection of the pope on Saturday night.
    Reuters, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2025

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“Monolith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monolith. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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