as in colossal
unusually large
The explorers stumbled upon an ancient castle of monolithic proportions.
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Recent Examples of monolithic
These embellishments balance out the severity of monolithic forms with human-scale accents that serve as a reminder of touch and gesture.
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Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 13 Sep. 2025
The electrically retractable hardtop folds away beneath the roof at the press of a button, and there's no rear windshield to interrupt the monolithic shape of the vehicle.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
The monolithic culture means very few issues divide the country, but there is a cultural identity split.
—Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
And Black folks are not one monolithic group.
—Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2025
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Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 13 Sep. 2025
The electrically retractable hardtop folds away beneath the roof at the press of a button, and there's no rear windshield to interrupt the monolithic shape of the vehicle.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
The monolithic culture means very few issues divide the country, but there is a cultural identity split.
—Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
And Black folks are not one monolithic group.
—Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monolithic
Adjective
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In the mountains of central China, a colossal antenna system stretches across the landscape.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Sep. 2025
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The recall includes specific lots of Kroger raw colossal EZ peel shrimp, Kroger Mercado cooked shrimp, and AquaStar raw shrimp skewers.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
22 Sep. 2025
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Here, slowly being swallowed by vegetation and worn down by time, are gigantic mausoleums, vast underground cisterns, temples, imposing city walls and a breathtaking theater perched, like Machu Picchu, on a hilltop that offers views stretching for miles all around.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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Royer, who worked as an architect before joining Ford 15 years ago, said the miniature clay world headquarters will be something people can use to navigate the real-life gigantic space.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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Another Premier League weekend, another titanic tussle between two teams with ambitions of winning it all.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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Even when leaders know disruption is a smart long-term decision, the pain of transition can produce a titanic shambles.—
Scott D. Anthony,
Big Think,
16 Sep. 2025
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His approach as broker endeared him to both Charles and Diana, winning the trust of the warring parties, in itself a monumental feat.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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At the end of 2022, the dad reflected on his monumental year in an exclusive conversation with PEOPLE after touching down in Las Vegas for his inaugural show since the birth of his son.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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The public health benefits, too, would be enormous.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
25 Sep. 2025
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The Toba supereruption ejected 672 cubic miles (2,800 km³) of volcanic ash into the stratosphere, producing an enormous crater roughly 1,000 football fields in length (62 x 18 miles, or 100 x 30 kilometers).—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The autumnal equinox is an astronomical event that signals the start of fall.—
Jordan Green,
Nashville Tennessean,
22 Sep. 2025
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The autumnal equinox represents the astronomical start of fall, according to AccuWeather.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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At any moment in the Universe’s history, there’s a limit to how far a signal that’s been traveling at the speed of light since the start of the hot Big Bang could’ve traveled, and that scale sets what’s known as the cosmic horizon.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
24 Sep. 2025
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These bubbles appear to help regulate star formation and other cosmic processes here in the only galaxy known to host life.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Heyer had two mammoth double-doubles in the semifinal and final, and Battle averaged 19 points in the tournament, with a career-high 35 in an overtime victory over Gonzaga.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
25 Sep. 2025
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The greatest of novels often swell to mammoth size, contain an element of crazy hyperabundance, because of the effort of doing justice to both things at once.—
Jane Ciabattari
September 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Monolithic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monolithic. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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