national monument

noun

: a place of historic, scenic, or scientific interest set aside for preservation usually by presidential proclamation

Examples of national monument in a Sentence

the Statue of Liberty National Monument
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Times staff writer Lila Seidman reports that their request includes a Chuckwalla national monument that would protect about 620,000 acres near the Salton Sea to the Colorado River. Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024 During his first term, Trump argued that the act also gives the president the implicit power to dissolve a national monument. Vox Staff, Vox, 24 Oct. 2024 Female lawmakers have supported a national monument honoring Perkins, and the excitement and buzz created by the potential for the first female president may push the proposal across the finish line. Rebecca Brenner Graham / Made By History, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024 Since 2021, the Biden administration has put more than 42 million acres of land into conservation by creating and expanding national monuments. Vox Staff, Vox, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for national monument 

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of national monument was in 1879

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“National monument.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20monument. Accessed 6 Dec. 2024.

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national monument

noun
: a place of historic, scenic, or scientific interest set aside for preservation usually by presidential proclamation

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