Thesaurus results for OBELISK

obelisk

noun

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 My journey began, in fact, with two nights at Orient Express La Minerva, a ravishing new Roman hotel quite literally steps from the Pantheon, directly in front of Bernini’s iconic elephant and obelisk statue in the Piazza della Minerva. —

Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2026 Pyramids and obelisks are sun symbols, and Hawksmoor and his fellow Masons have positioned them round the city. —

Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026 The memorial will consist of two obelisk-style monuments on the north walls of the Legacy Pedestrian Bridge over the Dallas North Tollway. —

Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026 Only the Reading Road tower and obelisk at Fifth and Pike are listed on the city’s website. —

Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for obelisk

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Noun

Our relatives drove us through the remains of their original town, now a moving monument to the past, adorned with murals.

— Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
Last month, Pogačar won Milan-San Remo, leaving only Roubaix to complete the set of five monuments in one-day cycling along with the Tour of Flanders, Liège–Bastogne–Liège and the Tour of Lombardy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026