as in obelisk
a very large stone that is usually tall and narrow
Archaeologists have reported the discovery of an ancient monolith.
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On May 20, 2025, Joslin and a group of activists climbed up one-third of El Capitan, a 3,000-foot granite monolith in Yosemite Park, unfurling a large Transgender flag and hanging it along the mountainside for approximately two hours.
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Noe Padilla, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Others have questioned how The Economist can successfully remain a faceless print monolith in an era of personalization.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Frog Woman Rock, a volcanic monolith and California Historic Landmark, rises from the Russian River Canyon.
—Audrey T. Williams, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
Snowfalls coat its granite monoliths, and cold temperatures turn parts of Yosemite Falls to ice.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
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Noe Padilla, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Others have questioned how The Economist can successfully remain a faceless print monolith in an era of personalization.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Frog Woman Rock, a volcanic monolith and California Historic Landmark, rises from the Russian River Canyon.
—Audrey T. Williams, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
Snowfalls coat its granite monoliths, and cold temperatures turn parts of Yosemite Falls to ice.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monolith
obelisk
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The Heizer sort of fills in for the obelisk.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
6 Mar. 2026
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The elephant, located in the Piazza della Minerva in front of the basilica, holds the obelisk on its back.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Monolith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monolith. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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