as in colossal
unusually large
The explorers stumbled upon an ancient castle of monolithic proportions.
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Recent Examples of monolithic
Organizations are moving away from monolithic AI systems toward coordinated teams of specialized agents.
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Melody Brue, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Advertisement The Iranian clergy is far from monolithic.
—Narges Bajoghli, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
The monolithic estate was designed by CMSA Architects and completed only in 2020.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2026
But the Black experience is obviously not monolithic.
—NBC news, 28 Dec. 2025
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Melody Brue, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Advertisement The Iranian clergy is far from monolithic.
—Narges Bajoghli, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
The monolithic estate was designed by CMSA Architects and completed only in 2020.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2026
But the Black experience is obviously not monolithic.
—NBC news, 28 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monolithic
Adjective
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Russia has the world’s largest fleet with about 100 vessels, including colossal ships powered by nuclear reactors.—
Sam McNeil,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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Here, even check-in is transformed from pedestrian passport handover to what feels like a colossal, living, breathing oil painting.—
Jonnie Bayfield,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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These stray images were then blasted away by a blazing sun that completely filled the space of awareness before transforming itself into a gigantic eyeball—a sighted sun with a black circle of iris.—
Michael Pollan,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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An ending to the story of this gigantic resource has yet to be written.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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As with the rest of the hotel, everything in-room is purposeful and considered, from the art (not just prints, but integrated sculptures and ceramics) to the generous bathrooms, with titanic tubs and rainfall showers.—
Jonnie Bayfield,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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After Six Flags and Cedar Fair merged into a titanic amusement park company in 2024, Six Flags America permanently closed in 2025.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Jan. 2026
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In 1890 a monumental statue — California’s first State Historic Monument — was commissioned and placed on the hill overlooking the gold discovery site to mark the location of Marshall’s grave.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
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On the eastern outskirts of Rome, near Via Tiburtina, researchers have uncovered an ancient road, two monumental basins, two Republican-era tombs, and a shrine possibly dedicated to Hercules.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Jan. 2026
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At its heart is a 38-meter-high domed lounge with dazzling gold-and-maroon Islamic fretwork walls and an enormous chandelier.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Modern society has fully embraced the label, placing enormous value on intellect and IQ.—
Jasna Hodžić,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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But in the decade that followed, OpenAI turned into a commercial entity with astronomical growth rates, transformed largely by the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Unistellar network is not just about collecting astronomical data but about involving citizens in scientific research and empowering them to participate in discoveries.—
Harry Bennett,
Space.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Most small banks have operating costs per dollar of revenue in excess of their mammoth competitors.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Neighbors began wondering — and posting online — about would come of the mammoth, empty restaurant.—
Sarah Blaskovich,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Instead, on a variety of cosmic scales, from the insides of individual galaxies to groups and clusters of galaxies all the way up to the largest filamentary structures of all, an additional source of gravity is required.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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In effect, cosmic radiation becomes a chemical engine, driving complexity in environments previously thought too cold and inert to support such reactions.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Monolithic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monolithic. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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