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 The winning model here is a coordinated platform ecosystem, not fragmented vendors or rigid monoliths. —

Miroslav Katsarov, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 The Google Cloud logo is displayed on a high-definition digital monolith at the entrance of the Google pavilion during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on March 5, 2026. —

Matthew Chin, CNBC, 19 May 2026 Billionaires are not a monolith, and their split reveals both political and generational fault lines. —

Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 15 May 2026 Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse Memorial Impressive stone carvings at Mount Rushmore—as well as at Crazy Horse Memorial, still under construction—are more than memorable monoliths. —

Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for monolith

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obelisk

Noun

The structure can be a homemade or a commercial trellis, arch, obelisk, or lattice wall.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
Since then, the white obelisk has received many spectacular games.

— George Yang, PC Magazine, 1 May 2026