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
The memorial will consist of two obelisk-style monuments on the north walls of the Legacy Pedestrian Bridge over the Dallas North Tollway.
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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
The Obelisco collection pays homage to the obelisks originally built at the entrances of Egyptian temples at the top of pyramids to evoke the sun’s rays to honor the Sun God Ra.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 10 Dec. 2025
The monument in the style of an Egyptian obelisk, designed by architect Robert Mills, stands over 550 feet tall and is 55 feet wide at its base.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 5 Dec. 2025
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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
The Obelisco collection pays homage to the obelisks originally built at the entrances of Egyptian temples at the top of pyramids to evoke the sun’s rays to honor the Sun God Ra.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 10 Dec. 2025
The monument in the style of an Egyptian obelisk, designed by architect Robert Mills, stands over 550 feet tall and is 55 feet wide at its base.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 5 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obelisk
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In Aidarov’s spiral, bodily imprints from hundreds of thousands of migrant workers layer upon one another, the faint depressions of exhausted sleep compressed into a monument that cannot move.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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Another video showed people in the Iranian town of Galleh Dar toppling a monument dedicated to Khamenei’s predecessor and founder of the Islamic Republic, the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, as flames rose from the roundabout and onlookers cheered.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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According to Hexagon, a major technological pillar behind AEON is simulation-first development.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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Three pillars The World Bank Group is pursuing the first path with urgency, bringing together public finance, knowledge, private capital and risk-management tools around a jobs strategy built on three pillars.—
Ajaypal Banga,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Obelisk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obelisk. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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