as in colossal
unusually large
The explorers stumbled upon an ancient castle of monolithic proportions.
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Recent Examples of monolithic
Men are not monolithic; many share the left’s values on climate change, healthcare and economic equality.
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Nafees Alam, Boston Herald, 19 May 2025
Since its construction over 140 years ago, the monolithic connector has become a quintessential part of New York City, tying together Brooklyn to Manhattan.
—Joseph Goldstein, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Another key feature is the sculptural, monolithic fireplace that anchors the living spaces.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 May 2025
From a technical point of view, this is possible because rather than being powered by one monolithic language-processing tool, like a chatbot, they’re made up of many independent tools and applications, all specializing in different tasks.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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Nafees Alam, Boston Herald, 19 May 2025
Since its construction over 140 years ago, the monolithic connector has become a quintessential part of New York City, tying together Brooklyn to Manhattan.
—Joseph Goldstein, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Another key feature is the sculptural, monolithic fireplace that anchors the living spaces.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 May 2025
From a technical point of view, this is possible because rather than being powered by one monolithic language-processing tool, like a chatbot, they’re made up of many independent tools and applications, all specializing in different tasks.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monolithic
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In early 2025, the company made a breakthrough with the colossal woolly mouse, sharing parts of the woolly mammoth’s DNA and proving the scientists’ ability to recreate complex genetic combinations that took nature millions of years to create.—
Emma Kershaw,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Around one-third of the world’s fish stocks are overfished, including those in Southeast Asia, where China operates a colossal fishing operation.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
5 June 2025
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Reid Neumann, the director of marketing for GPS Hospitality, handed Baker a gigantic check.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2025
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Joe gives El the location where Emery is going to seal a gigantic drug deal the next day.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
5 June 2025
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Plenty of ports round out the package, and right now HP is offering a titanic 61% price drop.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
27 May 2025
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That means its origin must be extragalactic, perhaps created in the violence of a star exploding and producing a gamma-ray burst, or a supermassive black hole ripping a star or gas cloud to shreds with its titanic gravitational tidal forces.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
16 May 2025
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Sporting a costume from the monumental Spidey blockbuster was another good look for the exhibit and museum.—
Scott King,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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Heidi Klum's son is celebrating a monumental moment.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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The enormous success of Prey showed us that the best Predator stories may be the truly standalone ones.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
13 June 2025
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Each of the 15 adults-only villas has an enormous deck and plunge pool, and includes features like fire pits and indoor-outdoor showers.—
Jake Emen,
Robb Report,
12 June 2025
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Although parts of California have already experienced triple-digit temperatures, the new season doesn’t officially arrive until the summer solstice — an astronomical event that marks the longest day of the year.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2025
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The summer solstice is an astronomical event marking the official start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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Since just 10% of early black holes are actively eating gas and dust, extreme nuclear transients are a different way to find black holes across vast cosmic distances.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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Yet there are regions deep within the cosmic voids where not even dark matter penetrates.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
6 June 2025
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En route to the mammoth exhibit, after getting lightly heckled by a museumgoer in a NASA hat, they were wowed in the Hall of Saurischian Dinosaurs.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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Note: Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani averaged a mammoth 11.40 strikeouts per nine innings in six seasons with the Angels but hasn’t pitched enough to qualify for the all-time list.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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“Monolithic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monolithic. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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