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monolith

noun

Definition of monolith

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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Recent Examples of monolith Use them where teams truly need independent scale or release cycles; otherwise, a modular monolith can deliver the same business speed with far less operational tax. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026 The cloud was blank and inarticulate, a monolith with no secrets to reveal to any of its human witnesses. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026 While that’s happening, our industry is being consolidated into these corporate monoliths that are run by people like Larry Ellison, and Larry Ellison is a radical conservative idealogue. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026 The faith of Black Southerners (predominantly Baptist) and Latino Southerners (predominantly Catholic) is a reminder that the South is not a religious monolith. — John Hayes, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for monolith

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obelisk

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Its missing right-hand obelisk is in the Place de la Concorde, Paris.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Near the house was a cemetery with a marker for Maxwell, a tall obelisk with worn stories in its sides.

— James Whorton Jr, Longreads, 13 Oct. 2026

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