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 73-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.
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In more recent decades, TV has greatly expanded in perspectives and diversity, and by the early 2000s, the Black experience on TV was no longer a monolith.
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Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
1 July 2026
In more recent decades, TV has greatly expanded in perspectives and diversity, and by the early 2000s, the Black experience on TV was no longer a monolith.
—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
The comparison suggests Mexican winemaking is a monolith and that its offerings mimic Napa’s brawny fruit-forward wines—two deeply misguided assumptions.
—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 June 2026
Horkheimer and Adorno had concluded that advanced capitalism, far from being a technocratic monolith, had an inherent tendency toward chaos and madness.
—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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“Monolith.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monolith. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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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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