as in colossal
unusually large
The explorers stumbled upon an ancient castle of monolithic proportions.
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Recent Examples of monolithic
Stakeholders started out creating huge monolithic models running on large data center operations.
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John Werner, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Yet in data engineering, monolithic architecture still dominates.
—Elliott Cordo, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Rejecting monolithic notions of the immigrant experience, each volume, full of specific details, histories, and personal touches, reminds us that the diasporic cookbook is not a formula but rather a canon containing multitudes.
—Jessica Carbone, Saveur, 26 Mar. 2025
At first the monolithic structure, resplendent with gauzy projections, suggests an iceberg slowly thawing, revealing remnants of the primordial world, beautiful feral creatures that leap and prowl.
—Karen D'souza, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
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John Werner, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Yet in data engineering, monolithic architecture still dominates.
—Elliott Cordo, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Rejecting monolithic notions of the immigrant experience, each volume, full of specific details, histories, and personal touches, reminds us that the diasporic cookbook is not a formula but rather a canon containing multitudes.
—Jessica Carbone, Saveur, 26 Mar. 2025
At first the monolithic structure, resplendent with gauzy projections, suggests an iceberg slowly thawing, revealing remnants of the primordial world, beautiful feral creatures that leap and prowl.
—Karen D'souza, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for monolithic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monolithic
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This sudden flash of light accompanied by a colossal burst of subatomic particles is called a solar flare.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
1 May 2025
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The scientists hope to eventually be able to capture an adult colossal squid on camera.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2025
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In the spring of 2022, Russian forces trapped a large group of Ukrainians inside a gigantic steel factory called Azovstal, in southern Ukraine.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
16 May 2025
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What all of these cases have in common is a truly gigantic deer, and then, sadly, lots of discord within the hunting community.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
15 May 2025
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Previously, scientists had thought that such a violent and titanic jet erupting from the supermassive black hole at the heart of a spiral galaxy would destroy the structure of that galaxy, particularly the distinctive spiral arms that give these galaxies their names.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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Pitino’s second game could come against Arkansas and John Calipari in what would be a titanic matchup between two of the game’s biggest coaching names.—
Eddie Pells,
The Denver Post,
16 Mar. 2025
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Meet Polaris, One Of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies By Eileen Falkenberg-Hull Senior Editor, Autos Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member news article 0 Building and keeping trust in a brand is a monumental task.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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The genius of Mitchell’s painting is challenged by the monumental impact of her foundation when considering the artist’s legacy.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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With Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs, many countries had limited recourse for retaliation because the U.S. trade deficit on physical goods in nearly all nations is so enormous.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
5 May 2025
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Finding the house was an enormous challenge for McBride and locations manager Kale Murphy; initial candidates weren’t distinct enough from the Gemstones’ other residences, and the search took so long McBride nearly called HBO to request a pause in production.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 May 2025
Adjective
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But with all border crossings closed since March 2 — the longest the population has ever faced — food prices in markets have spiked to astronomical levels, putting what little food is available out of reach for most families.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Therefore, navigation requires detailed astronomical understanding.—
The Conversation,
The Conversation,
14 May 2025
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This lunation's cosmic energy will radiate in the weeks surrounding its peak.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
10 May 2025
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The packaging draws from his signature cosmic visuals, echoed in a custom shoe collaboration with John Fluevog.—
Javier Hasse,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
Adjective
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His goal has not been met of finding $1 trillion in federal savings from waste, fraud and abuse. Veterans Affairs Department: A new internal task force at the mammoth department wants employees to report anti-Christian bias among coworkers going back to the Biden administration.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
24 Apr. 2025
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Over the span of a mammoth, 52-song setlist, the musicians and TDE labelmates traded the stage back and forth and debuted tracks from their newest releases—2024’s GNX and SOS Deluxe: Lana.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Monolithic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monolithic. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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