monolith
noun
mono·lith
ˈmä-nə-ˌlith 
1
: a single great stone often in the form of an obelisk or column
A granite monolith stands at the center of the park.
2
: a massive structure
The 70-story monolith is one of Europe's tallest buildings.
3
: an organized whole that acts as a single unified powerful or influential force
The movie company grew into a monolith of the entertainment industry.
Examples of monolith in a Sentence
The new office building is a massive steel and concrete monolith.
The media monolith owns a number of networks.
Recent Examples on the Web
For decades, census forms treated Asians as a monolith and did not include categories for each race group.
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Aida Ylanan, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
Saade’s decision to perform at the semi-final, amid boycott calls, is a timely example that neither side of this conflict is a monolith.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2024
But despite incessant commentary about how Black people are not a monolith, the docuseries—in its attempt to associate the Black Twitter community with an era that supposedly no longer exists—ultimately treats Black Twitter as such.
—Taylor Crumpton, TIME, 10 May 2024
Individuals have different belief systems and isn’t a monolith.
—Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024
The tour’s production elements helped keep the fans entertained — of special note being a large video screen monolith that was moved, tilted and hoisted in different ways throughout the show.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024
Neither group is a monolith – both camps are split by generational divides, and certain factions within each have more decision-making sway than others.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
The community is not a monolith — Arabs can belong to any racial or religious groups, and differ culturally.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 13 Apr. 2024
During the Brexit campaign, the E.U. came to represent not just a supranational monolith across the English Channel but profound distances within the U.K. itself.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Aida Ylanan, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
Saade’s decision to perform at the semi-final, amid boycott calls, is a timely example that neither side of this conflict is a monolith.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2024
But despite incessant commentary about how Black people are not a monolith, the docuseries—in its attempt to associate the Black Twitter community with an era that supposedly no longer exists—ultimately treats Black Twitter as such.
—Taylor Crumpton, TIME, 10 May 2024
Individuals have different belief systems and isn’t a monolith.
—Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024
The tour’s production elements helped keep the fans entertained — of special note being a large video screen monolith that was moved, tilted and hoisted in different ways throughout the show.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024
Neither group is a monolith – both camps are split by generational divides, and certain factions within each have more decision-making sway than others.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
The community is not a monolith — Arabs can belong to any racial or religious groups, and differ culturally.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 13 Apr. 2024
During the Brexit campaign, the E.U. came to represent not just a supranational monolith across the English Channel but profound distances within the U.K. itself.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Monolith.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monolith. Accessed 21 May. 2024.
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monolith
noun
mono·lith
ˈmän-ᵊl-ˌith
1
: a single great stone often in the form of a monument or column
2
: something large and powerful (as a political organization) that is thought to function as a unified whole
monolithic
adjective
ˌmän-ᵊl-ˈith-ik
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