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
Two young men are seen climbing the massive granite monolith called El Capitan.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 July 2025
Climbers have the awesome granite monoliths of Yosemite Valley.
—James Rainey
follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Messaging that undocumented immigrants are a massive criminal monolith helped fuel Trump to the American presidency—twice.
—Jose Antonio Vargas, Time, 4 July 2025
Texas is not a monolith, and there are people here who have loved and lost on a level which is dark and incomprehensible.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2025
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 July 2025
Climbers have the awesome granite monoliths of Yosemite Valley.
—James Rainey
follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Messaging that undocumented immigrants are a massive criminal monolith helped fuel Trump to the American presidency—twice.
—Jose Antonio Vargas, Time, 4 July 2025
Texas is not a monolith, and there are people here who have loved and lost on a level which is dark and incomprehensible.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for monolith
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monolith
obelisk
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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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To sightsee impressive architecture, palazzos, monuments, obelisks and fountains.—
Laura Manske,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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“Monolith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monolith. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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