monumental
adjective
mon·u·men·tal
ˌmän-yə-ˈmen-tᵊl 
2
: of or relating to a monument
modern monumental architecture
3
: very great
a monumental misunderstanding
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Examples of monumental in a Sentence
It's more than a mistake; it's a case of monumental stupidity.
the monumental complexity of the issue
Repairing the damage will be a monumental task.
The class was about modern monumental architecture.
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With the support of The Rockefeller Foundation and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the initiative aims to provide hot, nutritious meals to over 10 million children by 2030, making a monumental shift in the fight against hunger and educational inequity.
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Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
In the most profoundly general sense, the very enactment of this legislation reflected and represented a monumental shift in the power relationships between museums and Native communities and their cultural patrimony.
—Patricia Failing, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024
None of them had ever started, owned, or run a business, making the transition from a dream to a thriving studio a monumental leap that took years of diligent saving, education, and unshakable faith.
—Patrice Peck, Essence, 21 Oct. 2024
This has come to a head with Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II, which a recent Times of Malta investigation found will secure a monumental €47M of the overall €143M paid out by the government over the past five years.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
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Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
In the most profoundly general sense, the very enactment of this legislation reflected and represented a monumental shift in the power relationships between museums and Native communities and their cultural patrimony.
—Patricia Failing, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024
None of them had ever started, owned, or run a business, making the transition from a dream to a thriving studio a monumental leap that took years of diligent saving, education, and unshakable faith.
—Patrice Peck, Essence, 21 Oct. 2024
This has come to a head with Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II, which a recent Times of Malta investigation found will secure a monumental €47M of the overall €143M paid out by the government over the past five years.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Monumental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monumental. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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monumental
adjective
mon·u·men·tal
ˌmän-yə-ˈment-ᵊl
1
: of or relating to a monument
2
: serving as or resembling a monument : massive
also
: highly significant : outstanding
3
: very great
monumental stupidity
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