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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Steak 'n Shake recently began rolling out colossal American flags at its locations as numerous businesses embrace patriotic themes.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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His colossal fortune will instead go to charities.—
Christina Binkley,
Robb Report,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Barbie movie in was a gigantic smash in 2023; additional Mattel IP includes Hot Wheels, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO, Masters of the Universe, Matchbox, Monster High, Polly Pocket and Barney.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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Now it’s happened, and Penn State is paying a gigantic sum to go find a different coach.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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That would be Thomas Paine, the man credited with turning the American Revolution from a complicated Colonial fracas into a titanic struggle for the soul of liberty itself.—
Matthew Redmond,
The Conversation,
9 Oct. 2025
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From the humble red dwarfs to the titanic supergiants, stars come in a dazzling array of sizes, colors, and lifespans.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But as Shaboozey — who headlined the NFL’s Thanksgiving Halftime Show in November before making a cameo in the Christmas Day Beyoncé Bowl a month later — pointed out, Benito’s performance could be monumental for American football’s reach to worldwide audiences.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
15 Oct. 2025
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But figuring out equations for every process and putting them all together is a monumental task.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But one scholar, Anthony Grafton, who about thirty years ago published Forgers and Critics, focused on how in the early modern period, there was this enormous flourishing not only of culture but also of liars.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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The level of detail is enormous, but Newcastle’s story remains intimate and there is something profound about Moore filling this role in this of all places.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Furthermore, the constellation brightness would drown out faint celestial objects and limit astronomical observations.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
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Mostly Mute Monday tells an astronomical story in images, visuals, and no more than 200 words.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The vast cosmic structure spans about 260,000 light-years and contains over a trillion stars.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Together, Venus and Uranus adorn our cosmic skies with electric charm and possibility.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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It’s located on the Bellecôte piste, part of France’s mammoth Les Trois Vallées, the world’s largest ski area, with some 25,916 skiable acres.—
Adam H. Graham,
AFAR Media,
14 Oct. 2025
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The meeting in Beijing is the latest of several high-profile gatherings hosted by China in recent months, including a major summit of mostly autocratic leaders in August followed by a mammoth military parade days later.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Monolithic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monolithic. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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