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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Obama could even provide attic space in his monolith for Joe Biden should Biden fail to raise enough money for his own presidential library.
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Before anyone can answer, the monolith opens and Gamble forces M’Benga inside.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
The sky is velvet here, set against the hard line of the monoliths.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The real showstopper, though, is the Black Hawk Statue, a 50-foot concrete monolith created by Lorado Taft in 1911.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Before anyone can answer, the monolith opens and Gamble forces M’Benga inside.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
The sky is velvet here, set against the hard line of the monoliths.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The real showstopper, though, is the Black Hawk Statue, a 50-foot concrete monolith created by Lorado Taft in 1911.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monolith
obelisk
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The City Council, which recently voted 2-2 to approve the concept, has formed a committee of Mayor Bob Ruesch and Councilmember Brian Godell to decide some minor design tweaks for the obelisk, which is being funded in part by the Daughters of the American Revolution.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
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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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“Monolith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monolith. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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