as in monument
a tall, four-sided stone column that becomes narrower toward the top and that ends in a point
The granite obelisk stands at the exact center of the park.
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Recent Examples of obelisk
Many of these obelisks only loosely resembled each other, so there are likely different types of obelisks.
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Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
The arena floor in both films included eight obelisks, with Max borrowing the look from a 19th century painting by French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
Across town, Bloomberg built itself a deluxe glass obelisk.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 Dec. 2024
Some might have beautiful obelisks.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for obelisk
Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
The arena floor in both films included eight obelisks, with Max borrowing the look from a 19th century painting by French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
Across town, Bloomberg built itself a deluxe glass obelisk.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 Dec. 2024
Some might have beautiful obelisks.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for obelisk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obelisk
Noun
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Yes, there were disputes over Confederate monuments and America’s sins versus America’s promise, but there was also a palpable impatience with history, as if people were afraid of its power to bog you down.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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The remote Galápagos Islands of the Pacific, about 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador, have no historic monuments, only a handful of human settlements and the barest smattering of amenities such as restaurants and shops.—
Robin Catalano,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Each prompt targets one of her four pillars of healthy workplace relationships—trust, belonging, recognition, and collective resilience—and it’s designed to be played at an off-site meeting, while onboarding a new employee, during a one-on-one check-in, or at an after-work happy hour.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
20 May 2025
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These unbreakable pillars create the framework everything else fits around.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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“Obelisk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obelisk. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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