as in colossal
unusually large
The explorers stumbled upon an ancient castle of monolithic proportions.
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Recent Examples of monolithic
Diller Scofidio + Renfro proved to be one of the beneficiaries when it was commissioned to design The Shed, a monolithic cultural center at the nearby Hudson Yards development that opened, to mixed reviews, in 2019.
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Oscar Holland, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
The manufacturing tech landscape is dense with monolithic systems that run counter to lean principles.
—Natan Linder, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Much like Stonehenge, the monolithic statues at Easter Island, and other premodern engineering marvels, much of Machu Picchu’s construction remains shrouded in mystery.
—Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Looking ahead, the LLMs of 20 years from now may be nothing like today’s monolithic systems.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Oscar Holland, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
The manufacturing tech landscape is dense with monolithic systems that run counter to lean principles.
—Natan Linder, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Much like Stonehenge, the monolithic statues at Easter Island, and other premodern engineering marvels, much of Machu Picchu’s construction remains shrouded in mystery.
—Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Looking ahead, the LLMs of 20 years from now may be nothing like today’s monolithic systems.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monolithic
Adjective
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Tribe also added a fan zone to its band, allowing revelers to cool down under colossal fans, and a beer bus serving draft beer and plenty of laughs.—
Baz Dreisinger,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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One of the biggest moves came just this week, when Trump imposed a colossal set of new tariffs on America’s trading partners.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
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The bathroom could be closed off with sleek pivoting panels and came—like all suites—with a gigantic shower and round bath the size of a Jacuzzi tub.—
Chris Schaklx,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Apr. 2025
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The polar vortex is a gigantic, circular area of cold air high up in the atmosphere that typically spins over the North Pole (as its name suggests).—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2025
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Djokovic won his only title of 2024 at Roland Garros, beating Alcaraz in their titanic Olympic gold medal match.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Parker scored a second-round TKO victory after landing a titanic overhand right that landed on the top of Bakole’s head.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Kwong: That was a very impactful experience, to realize that this monumental piece of our history was invisible.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
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These monumental columns, the hollow stone that bears witness to millennia of history - speaks louder than words.—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Even with Hollywood’s diminished state in China, the film business is one sector where the U.S. maintains a sizable trade surplus with its geopolitical rival, as Chinese films, despite their enormous earnings in the home market, have made little headway with mainstream North American moviegoers.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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The enormous brown shape offered a perfect broadside target.—
Jeffrey A. Brunk,
Outdoor Life,
10 Apr. 2025
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Costs are astronomical, rents and leases and construction costs and permits for grease traps.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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While the odds for winning any prize will improve from 1 in 24 to 1 in 23, the chances of winning the big prize will still be astronomical: going from 1 in 302,575,350 to 1 in 290,472,336.—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2025
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Unfortunately, no cosmic map tells you where to find this intergalactic big bang boom.—
Neil Senturia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
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Blue Origin, which Bezos started in 2000, has been offering the cosmic joyrides to celebrities and other paying customers since its New Shepard spacecraft began crewed launches in 2021.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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Think of home runs in baseball, and the fan’s mind races to the mammoth distances a ball can fly when slugged right on the nose, or a history-making chase that captivates a nation.—
Dan Gelston,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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Two days later, on September 10, at the mammoth Royal Albert Hall in London, Bernstein and the orchestra played the work yet again.—
David Denby,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Monolithic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monolithic. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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