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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The actress and producer attended the inauguration of a monolith honoring Maria Bravo at Casa Angeles on Wednesday, wearing a breezy geo-print dress and a pair of Hermès thong sandals that were anything but casual.
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Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2025
Black womanhood is not a monolith.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 4 Aug. 2025
This is one of California’s 15 fourteeners, a desolate monolith towering to 14,252 feet and accessible by a 15.2-mile round-trip hike through a moonlike landscape.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
The monolith holds extreme importance in the Tjukurpa, which is a belief system comprising Anangu law, culture, history, and worldview.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 25 July 2025
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Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2025
Black womanhood is not a monolith.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 4 Aug. 2025
This is one of California’s 15 fourteeners, a desolate monolith towering to 14,252 feet and accessible by a 15.2-mile round-trip hike through a moonlike landscape.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
The monolith holds extreme importance in the Tjukurpa, which is a belief system comprising Anangu law, culture, history, and worldview.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monolith
obelisk
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Make use of vertical space by attaching smaller containers to a fence or place an obelisk or trellis in a container to support climbing plants like pole beans or cucumbers.—
Special to The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
19 Aug. 2025
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General Lafayette, during his famous tour of America in 1824, officiated over the laying of the obelisk’s cornerstone.—
Brian T. Allen,
National Review,
19 July 2025
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“Monolith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monolith. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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