as in monument
a tall, four-sided stone column that becomes narrower toward the top and that ends in a point
The granite obelisk stands at the exact center of the park.
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Recent Examples of obelisk
The arena floor in both films included eight obelisks, with Max borrowing the look from a 19th century painting by French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme.
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Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
Across town, Bloomberg built itself a deluxe glass obelisk.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 Dec. 2024
Some might have beautiful obelisks.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2024
Notably, the opening desert scenes featuring Will Sampson and the Hopi obelisk were filmed at Canyon de Chelly National Monument in Arizona.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 5 Oct. 2024
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Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
Across town, Bloomberg built itself a deluxe glass obelisk.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 Dec. 2024
Some might have beautiful obelisks.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2024
Notably, the opening desert scenes featuring Will Sampson and the Hopi obelisk were filmed at Canyon de Chelly National Monument in Arizona.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 5 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for obelisk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obelisk
Noun
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Officials are now working to preserve the historic domes of the monument — built between 532 and 537 AD — from the threat of earthquakes.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The following day, an image of a faux Mount Rushmore featuring Eminem, Paul Wall, Russ, and the late Mac Miller (the original rappers proposed to be on the fictional monument) surfaced on social media.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Those pillars don’t change, but AI will influence how they are built.—
Hunter McMahon,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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According to the European Space Agency (ESA), a pillar of cold gas and dust 9.5 light-years tall is unfurling along the length of the new image.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Obelisk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obelisk. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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